Prevalence, incidence and associated factors of musculoskeletal disorders before and during the Covid-19 pandemic in faculty members: a comparative cross-sectional study
It appears that the increased duration of smartphone, computer, and laptop use, combined with decreased physical activity and detrimental changes in ergonomic conditions of workstations during the quarantine period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in a shift from dynamic to static tasks and an increase in the prevalence and incidence of MSDs among university professors.
Authors
- Somayeh Rahimimoghadam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2330-2047)
- Sajjad Farhadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4771-3142)
- Reza Esmaeili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-8974)
- Hamed Aghaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3283-2066)
- Mahdi Jalali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5335-9082)
- Mahdieh Niroumand
- A Shahmohammadi
Institutions
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- University of Neyshabur (IR)
- Islamic Azad University Medical Branch of Tehran (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-07820-4
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.02
Funders
- Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences