ORIJINAL ARAŞTIRMA
COVID-19 Salgını Nedeniyle Evden Çalışan Beyaz Yakalı Popülasyonda Bel Ağrısının Araştırılması
Investigation of Low Back Pain in the White-Collar Population Working From Home Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Received Date : 21 Jan 2021
Accepted Date : 05 Mar 2021
Available Online : 17 Mar 2021
Yeliz BAHAR ÖZDEMİRa
aDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Health Sciences University Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, TURKEY
Doi: 10.31609/jpmrs.2021-81527 - Makale Dili: EN
J PMR Sci. 2021;24(2):135-42
ÖZET
Amaç: Koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019
(COVID-19] salgını nedeniyle neredeyse her işletmenin çalışma biçiminde
büyük değişiklikler oldu. Bu çalışma, COVID-19’a bağlı
değişen çalışma koşulları (evden çalışma) ile bel ağrısı üzerindeki
kinezyofobi, disabilite, fiziksel aktivite ve iş tatmini ilişkisini incelemektedir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya, evden çalışan 101 beyaz
yakalı katılımcı dâhil edildi ve demografik özellikleri, bel ağrısı
varlığı ve diğer kas-iskelet bozuklukları sorgulandı. Bel ağrısı ve
diğer kas-iskelet sistemi ağrıları için Sayısal Derecelendirme Ölçeği
(SDÖ), disabilite düzeyinin belirlenmesi için Oswestry Disabilite İndeksi
(ODİ), kinezyofobi varlığı için Tampa Kinezyofobi Ölçeği
(TKÖ), fiziksel aktivite düzeyi için Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi
(UFAA) ve iş tatmini için İşe Tutulma Ölçeği-6 (UWES-6)
çevrim içi bir anket aracılığıyla uygulanmıştır. Bulgular:
Katılımcıların %56,4’ünde bel ağrısı vardı. Bel ağrısı sonrası en sık
görülen kas-iskelet sistemi hastalığı boyun ağrısı ve/veya sırt ağrısıydı
(%39,6). ODİ (p<0,001), TKÖ (p<0,001) ve kinezyofobi varlığı
(p=0,016) bel ağrısı olanlarda daha yüksekti. Bel ağrısına bağlı SDÖ,
ODİ ve TKÖ ile pozitif korelasyon gösteriyordu (r=0,489; p=<0,001,
r=0,409; p=<0,001) ve diğer kas-iskelet sistemi ağrısına bağlı SDÖ,
ODİ ile pozitif korelasyona sahipti (r=0,228; p=0,023). UWES-6 ve
UFAA ile bel ağrısı arasında bir ilişki bulunamadı. Sonuç: COVID-
19 pandemisine bağlı evden çalışan bel ağrılı beyaz yakalı çalışanlar
daha yüksek kinezyofobi ve engellilik yaşamaktadır. Disabilite, bel
ağrısı düzeyi ve diğer kas-iskelet sistemi hastalıklarına bağlı ağrı
düzeyi ile artmaktadır. Bel ağrısı varlığı ile iş tatmini ve fiziksel aktivite
düzeyi arasında ilişki bulunamamıştır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; disabilite; kas-iskelet ağrısı; bel ağrısı; evden çalışma
ABSTRACT
Objective: Due to the coronavirus disease-2019
(COVID-19) pandemic, there have been major changes in the way almost
every business works. This study examines the relationship between
the changing working conditions [working from home (WFH)]
related to COVID-19 on low back pain (LBP) and the associated kinesiophobia,
disability, physical activity, and job satisfaction. Material
and Methods: One-hundred-one white-collar workers who WFH were
included in the study, and demographic characteristics, presence of
LBP, and other musculoskeletal disorders were questioned. Numerical
Rating Scale for low-back pain and other musculoskeletal pain, Oswestry
Disability Index (ODI) for determination of disability level,
Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) for the presence of kinesiophobia,
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)for physical
activity level, and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-6 (UWES-6) questionnaire
for job satisfaction were applied via an online survey. Results:
56.4% of the participants had LBP. The most common
musculoskeletal disease after LBP was neck pain and/or dorsalgia
(39.6%). The ODI (p<0.001), TSK (p <0.001) and the presence of kinesiophobia
(p=0.016) was higher in participants with LBP. LBP was
positively correlated with the ODI and TSK (r=0.489; p=<0.001,
r=0.409; p=<0.001), and the other musculoskeletal pain has a positive
correlation with the ODI (r=0.228; p=0.023). No relationship was found
between UWES-6 and IPAQ with LBP. Conclusion: After the COVID-
19 pandemic, white-collar workers with WFH and LBP experience higher
kinesiophobia and disability. Disability is increasing with LBP level
and other musculoskeletal disease pain level. There was no relationship
between the presence of LBP with job satisfaction and physical activity
level.
Keywords: COVID-19; disability; musculoskeletal pain; low-back pain; working from home
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