Author/Authors :
SHARIAT, Ardalan Sports Medicine Research Center - Neuroscience Institute - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , A.CLELAND, Joshua Dept. of Physical Therapy - Franklin Pierce University, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA , DANAEE, Mahmoud Academic Enhancement and Leadership Development Center (ADeC) - High Impact Research Building - University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , KARGARFARD, Mehdi Dept. of Exercise Physiology - Faculty of Sport Sciences - University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran , MORADI, Vahide Dept. of Orthotics and Prosthetics - Faculty of Rehabilitation - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , BAHRI MOHD TAMRIN, Shamsul Dep. of Occupational Health - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract :
Background: The Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) is a tool employed online to screen office work-stations, which may require modification to decrease musculoskeletal discomfort of workers. This study aimed to examine if the ROSA is able to evaluate pain severity in the lower back, shoulder and neck of office workers accurately.
Methods: Overall, 142 participants (height: 1.80 ± 0.15 m, BMI: 26.08± 6.70, age: 35±15 yr) with at least a year of working experience completed both questionnaires, the online ROSA and the Cornell musculoskeletal discom-fort, in 2016 in Malaysia.
Results: Relationship between the total scores of both questionnaires for lower back, shoulder and neck pain were significant but exhibited a weak to moderate relationship (range of r values from 0.012 (CI 95%, -0.153-0.176) to 0.503 (CI 95%, 0.369-0.616).
Conclusion: The online ROSA does not appear to be a reasonable tool for evaluating the severity of lower back, shoulder and neck pain among office workers as the correlations were low. We suggest continued use of the musculoskeletal discomfort questionnaire. Additional studies are required to further examine the ROSA for other anatomical regions.
Keywords :
ROSA , Computer , Feedback , Worker assessment , Checklist
