BACKGROUND With computers rapidly carving a niche in virtually every nook and crevice of today's fast-paced society, musculoskeletal disorders are becoming more prevalent among computer users, which comprise a wide spectrum of the Malaysian population, including office workers. While extant literature depicts extensive research on musculoskeletal disorders in general, the five dimensions of psy...

Palplates are a collection of touch-screen terminals placed around the office enabling human-computer interactions at the point of need. Supporting a community of mobile authenticated workers with a small number of stationary devices is an alternative to providing each person with a portable wireless computer. In contrast to the PC's desktop metaphor, Palplates use a place metaphor that reflect...

Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is a widespread issue affecting computer users. This study investigated the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice using visual display unit on CVS among office workers in UiTM Puncak Alam campus association between these factors. Majority respondents knew that prolonged digital screen usage could lead to CVS(76%) practicing good ergonomics(76%) taking regular...

in the early 1980s and the rapid development of science and technology, computers have been applied in various industries. The China National Bureau of Statistics reported that 63.8% of workplaces used computers in 2007, and the percentage reached 88.1% in the finance and business services sector. Working in an office environment is widely known to be associated with work-related musculoskeleta...

OBJECTIVES Epidemiologic studies on physical exposure during computer use have mainly focused on average exposure duration. In this study, we aimed to relate periods of high peak exposure during computer use with the occurrence of neck-shoulder (NS) and arm-wrist-hand (AWH) symptoms. METHODS A prospective cohort study among 1951 office workers was carried out for two y...

BACKGROUND Office workers have the highest incidence of neck pain of all occupations. However, the relationship between symptoms and the risk factors is unclear. OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between self-reported neck pain with a comprehensive range of individual and work-related risk factors. METHODS This study utilised a cross-sectional study design. Office workers with and witho...

BACKGROUND Prolonged sitting is a specific occupational hazard in office workers. There is growing evidence that prolonged sitting is detrimental to metabolic health. The aim of this study is to determine whether providing office workers with education along with adjustable sit-stand workstations leads to reduction in sitting behavior. METHODS/DESIGN A randomized control trial (RCT) with thre...

BACKGROUND Manual workers in the public sector have previously been found to be at risk of mental sickness absence (SA). As the impact of mental illness differs across economic sectors, this study investigated mental SA in the industrial sector, differentiating between office and production workers. METHODS Ten-year observational cohort study including 14 369 (8164 production and 6205 office)...