PSYCHOSOCIAL WORKLOAD AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS (MSD) IN OFFICE WORKERS IN COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Psychosocial workload and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in the workplace cannot be avoided by workers. Recent studies have shown that psychosocial factors can be the cause of MSD. In today's Covid-19 pandemic situation, the implementation of large-scale social regulations requires companies t...
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| Language: | Indonesia |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
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| Summary: | Psychosocial workload and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in the workplace cannot be avoided by workers. Recent studies have shown that psychosocial factors can be the cause of MSD. In today's Covid-19 pandemic situation, the implementation of large-scale social regulations requires companies to implement work at home (WFH). However, for some companies that do not allow WFH, they have to work in the office (WFO). The difference in work environment between WFO and WFH results in a different psychosocial workload on the tendency for MSD. Currently, there are not many studies that discuss about the psychosocial condition faced by WFH workers who tend to have MSD. This study aims to investigate the psychosocial workload that has an effect on the prevalence of MSD in WFO workers and WFH workers, also the relationship between psychosocial factors and MSD during the covid-19 pandemic. Total of 142 WFO workers and 98 WFH workers consist of 99 male workers and 141 female workers were included as respondents. The workers who come to the office once or twice in a week are classified as WFH group. This study was conducted by questionnaire. The questionnaire consists questions about the psychosocial in workplace and prevalence of MSD. The Logistic Regression Model was used to estimate the relationship between psychosocial factors and MSD. The results showed that for WFO workers, working hours a week (> 48 hours), psychological work demands, physical work demands and job stress were associated with MSD. For WFH workers, job stress was associated with MSD. Another findings is that physical job demands can reduce MSD in the neck for WFO workers. The conclusion of this study is that WFO workers are more exposed to psychosocial factors that has an effect on the prevalence of MSD than WFH workers. Overall, job stress on psychosocial factors was felt by all groups of respondents. Psychosocial factors in this study were associated with MSD.
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