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Issue title: Working from Home
Guest editors: Kermit Davis and Susan Kotowski
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Kotowski, Susan E.a; * | Davis, Kermit G.b | Gerding, Thomasb
Affiliations: [a] Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA | [b] Department of Environmental and Public Health Science, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Susan Kotowski, Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA. E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Many individuals continued to work from home even after nearly 9 months since the COVID-19 pandemic started in spring of 2020. OBJECTIVE:To conduct a follow-up survey of the faculty and staff of a large Midwest university to determine whether there had been any changes to their home work environment and health outcomes since a prior survey conducted at the start of the pandemic in spring of 2020. METHODS:An electronic survey was sent out to all employees, staff, and administration (approximately 10,350 individuals) and was completed by 1,135 individuals. RESULTS:It was found that not much had changed after nearly 9 months of working at home. Faculty and staff continued to primarily use laptops without an external keyboard, monitor or mouse. Few participants reported using chairs with adjustable armrests. These conditions continued to result in high levels of body discomfort (49% neck and head, 45% low back, and 62% upper back and shoulders having moderate to severe pain). CONCLUSION:If workers are going to continue to work from home, companies will need to accommodate them with more than a laptop, and should include an external keyboard, monitor, and mouse.
Keywords: Telework, musculoskeletal disorders, keyboards, laptops, breaks human-computer interface
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-211052
Journal: Work, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 319-326, 2022
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