Ergonomic risk assessment for musculoskeletal disorders in office workers Turkish version, validity and reliability study

Background The Ergonomic Risk Assessment for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Office Workers (ERAMO) questionnaire is used by office workers, practitioners or researchers to screen for ergonomic risk factors in the office environment. The study aims to establish the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of ERAMO questionnaire among office workers. Methods A total of 116 office workers, 67 women and 49 men, participated in the study. Reliability was assessed through test-retest reliability and internal consistency measures. Validity was evaluated by structural, content, and face validity analyses. Floor and ceiling effects were examined to provide a comprehensive evaluation. ERAMO’s correlation with pain intensity, New York Posture Rating (NYPR), and Short Form-36 (SF-36) was also examined. Results ERAMO demonstrated high reliability, with an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) value of 0.802 and a Cronbach’s α of 0.890. Structural validity was affirmed through both exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). EFA revealed four factors, accounting for 61.888% of the total variation. ERAMO’s total score exhibited no floor or ceiling effect. ERAMO exhibited correlations ranging from poor to moderate (−0.185 to −0.413) with pain intensity, NYPR, and SF-36 subscales. Conclusion ERAMO has demonstrated high reliability and good validity. ERAMO can be used to evaluate ergonomic risks among Turkish-speaking office workers.