The Effect of an Ergonomic Program on Preventing Health Hazards of the Computer among Faculty Staff

Abstract: Background: Computers are widely used in academic institutions, working for prolonged period in an ergonomically deficient workplace increases the risk of many health issues such musculoskeletal problems and computer vision syndrome. Aim: To evaluate the effect of an Ergonomic Program on Preventing Health Hazards of the Computer among Faculty Staff. Design: A quasi- experimental design (pre and post-test). Setting: This study was conducted at Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University. Subjects: A convenient sample of 102 faculty staff at Faculty of Nursing, Helwan University was included in this study. Tools: three tools was used; Tool I: Structured Interviewing Questionnaire, Tool II: Faculty staffs' reported practices regarding Computer workstation Ergonomics and Tool III: Computer Health Hazards Questionnaire. Results: 97.1% of the studied faculty staff gained satisfactory level of knowledge regarding ergonomics post-program as compared with 23.5% pre-program, 90.2% of them gained adequate level of practices post- ergonomic program as compared with 24.5% pre-program, and 76.5% of them gained a mild level of computer health hazards post ergonomic program as compared with 19.6%. pre-ergonomic program. Also, there was a high statistically significant positive correlation between the studied faculty staffs’ knowledge and reported practices regarding ergonomics at (r ranged from 0.824 to 0.985 & P= 0.000). Conclusion: Ergonomic program had large effect size on the studied faculty staffs’ knowledge, reported practices regarding ergonomics and computer health hazards so hypothesis was accepted. Recommendations: Continues implementation of ergonomic programs and workshops for all faculty staffs in universities to highlight the importance of ergonomics in preventing computer health hazards. Keywords: An Ergonomic program, computer health hazards, faculty staff. Title: The Effect of an Ergonomic Program on Preventing Health Hazards of the Computer among Faculty Staff Author: Mariam Mohammed Fouda, Afaf Salah Abd El-Mohsen, Sahar Ahmad Shafik, Ons Saied El-Zayat International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing ISSN 2394-7330 Vol. 11, Issue 3, September 2024 - December 2024 Page No: 1-18 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 14-September-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13762804 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/The%20Effect%20of%20an%20Ergonomic%20Program-14092024-2.pdf