Physical impact of Home Office due to Covid-19 Pandemic
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2022
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Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte
Rīga Stradiņš University
Rīga Stradiņš University
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Šī pētījuma mērķis bija analizēt attālinātā darba fizisko ietekmi Covid-19 pandēmija laikā, izpētot pašreizējo zinātnisko literatūru un apkopojot darbinieku subjektīvo viedokli aptaujā.
Covid-19 pandēmija ir radījusi būtiskas pārmaiņas visā pasaulē. Lai novērstu strauju vīrusa izplatīšanos, iedzīvotājiem tika uzdots palikt mājās un līdz minimumam samazināt kontaktus. Sākās jauns attālinātā darba laikmets, un darbinieki bija spiesti savu darbu veikt no mājām, neskatoties uz to, ka viņu darba vietā bija atbilstoša darba vide un ergonomisks aprīkojums. Šīs pārmaiņas ietekmē ikdienas dzīvi, kā arī darba režīmu, kas var ietekmēt darbinieku fizisko veselību. Šajā dokumentā uzmanība tika pievērsta ietekmei uz veselību, tostarp muskuļu un skeleta sistēmas traucējumiem, ar acīm saistītiem traucējumiem, miega problēmām un svara pieaugumam saistībā ar ēšanas paradumu izmaiņām.
Literatūras pārskata daļā tika apkopoti un analizēti dati no klīniskām grāmatām un zinātniskām publikācijām, izmantojot zinātniskās datubāzes: Uptodate, PubMed, ScienceDirect, GoogleScholar un ClinicalKey. Lai iegūtu datus par to, cik subjektīvi uztver darbu mājas birojā, GoogleForms sistēmā tika izveidota aptauja, kurā piedalījās tālstrādnieki. Aptaujas rezultāti tika izvērtēti, izmantojot IBM SPSS 27 programmatūru un izveidojot tabulas vizualizācijai, izmantojot Microsoft Word.
Rezultātos tika secināts, ka teledarbiniekiem ir lielāks risks saslimt ar muskuļu un skeleta sistēmas traucējumiem, kas korelē ar mājas birojā pavadīto stundu skaitu. Ergonomisks aprīkojums mazina risku, ka attīstīsies muskuļu un skeleta sistēmas simptomi un ar acīm saistīti traucējumi. Darbinieku miega kvalitāte pakāpeniski pasliktinās, pieaugot mājas birojā pavadīto stundu skaitam, ko izraisa pārmērīgs ekrāna laiks un ar darbu un mājām saistīti stresa faktori. Neklātienes birojam nav būtiskas ietekmes uz attālināti strādājošo svara pieaugumu un uztura izmaiņām. Fiziskās aktivitātes līmeni attālinātais darbs neietekmē, jo potenciāli tas ir vairāk atkarīgs no indivīda dzīvesveida.
Apkopojot var secināt, ka Covid-19 pandēmijas izraisītais attālinātais darbs pagarināja darba laiku, izraisīja fizisko neaktivitāti, ne vienmēr ergonomiski piemērotu aprīkojumu un ietekmēja darbinieku fizisko veselību, kā rezultātā palielinājās muskuļu un skeleta sāpju, miega un ar acīm saistītu traucējumu izplatība.
This research paper aimed to analyse the physical impact of remote work during Covid-19 pandemic through an investigation of current scientific literature and the collection of employees' subjective opinions in a survey. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought significant changes all over the world. To prevent the rapid spread of the virus, the population has been instructed to stay at home and minimise contacts. A new era of remote working began, and employees were forced to do their jobs from home, despite having the appropriate working environment and ergonomic equipment at their place. This change has an influence on daily life as well as their working routine which can impact the physical health of employees. The focus on health effects in this paper included musculoskeletal disorders, eye-related disorders, sleeping difficulties and weight gain in regard to changes in eating behavior. For the literature review part was gathered and analysed the data from clinical books and scientific publications using scientific databases: Uptodate, PubMed, ScienceDirect, GoogleScholar and ClinicalKey. A survey among teleworkers was created in GoogleForms to get data about the subjective perception of home office work. Survey results have been evaluated by using IBM SPSS 27 software and creating tables for visualisation via Microsoft Word. Results concluded that Teleworkers are at higher risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders correlating with the number of hours spent in home office. Ergonomic equipment minimises the risk for the development of musculoskeletal symptoms and eye-related disorders. Sleep quality of employees gradually worsen regarding the number of hours spent in home offices due to excessive screen time and work-home related stress factors. There is no significant influence of home office on weight gain and diet change among teleworkers. Physical activity level is not influenced by remote work since potentially it is more dependent on an individual's lifestyle. Summarized, Remote work due to the Covid-19 pandemic led to longer working hours, physical inactivity, not always ergonomically appropriate equipment, and had an impact on employees’ physical health resulting in increase of musculoskeletal pain, sleeping and eye-related disorders prevalence.
This research paper aimed to analyse the physical impact of remote work during Covid-19 pandemic through an investigation of current scientific literature and the collection of employees' subjective opinions in a survey. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought significant changes all over the world. To prevent the rapid spread of the virus, the population has been instructed to stay at home and minimise contacts. A new era of remote working began, and employees were forced to do their jobs from home, despite having the appropriate working environment and ergonomic equipment at their place. This change has an influence on daily life as well as their working routine which can impact the physical health of employees. The focus on health effects in this paper included musculoskeletal disorders, eye-related disorders, sleeping difficulties and weight gain in regard to changes in eating behavior. For the literature review part was gathered and analysed the data from clinical books and scientific publications using scientific databases: Uptodate, PubMed, ScienceDirect, GoogleScholar and ClinicalKey. A survey among teleworkers was created in GoogleForms to get data about the subjective perception of home office work. Survey results have been evaluated by using IBM SPSS 27 software and creating tables for visualisation via Microsoft Word. Results concluded that Teleworkers are at higher risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders correlating with the number of hours spent in home office. Ergonomic equipment minimises the risk for the development of musculoskeletal symptoms and eye-related disorders. Sleep quality of employees gradually worsen regarding the number of hours spent in home offices due to excessive screen time and work-home related stress factors. There is no significant influence of home office on weight gain and diet change among teleworkers. Physical activity level is not influenced by remote work since potentially it is more dependent on an individual's lifestyle. Summarized, Remote work due to the Covid-19 pandemic led to longer working hours, physical inactivity, not always ergonomically appropriate equipment, and had an impact on employees’ physical health resulting in increase of musculoskeletal pain, sleeping and eye-related disorders prevalence.
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Covid-19 Pandēmija, Mājas birojs, Tālmācīgie darbinieki, Attālinātais darbs, Bloķēšana, Ergonomiskais aprīkojums, Ietekme uz fizisko veselību, Covid-19 Pandemic, Home Office, Teleworkers, Remote Working, Lockdown, Ergonomic equipment, Physical health effects