The current study aimed to explore the associations between disability levels and occupational risk factors in computer-using office workers with neck pain.
This is a cross-sectional study. All participants will provide informed consent before participating in the study. The study will be conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration criteria. Data will be collected using questionnaires, which include information on demographic, clinical, and occupational ergonomic conditions. Patients will be divided into 2 groups as mild-moderate and severe disabled according to their neck disability index values and will be analyzed statistically.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,000
A self-administered questionnaire will be used to screen Neck disability index, demographic information and ergonomic risk factors.
Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Research and Training Hospital
Istanbul, Bahçelievler, Turkey (Türkiye)
neck disability index
The Neck Disability Index (NDI) is a self-report questionnaire used to determine how neck pain affects a patient's daily life and to assess the self-rated disability of patients with neck pain
Time frame: 1 interview day
Rapid Office Strain Assessment
Rapid Office Strain Assessment is a method that determined the potential ergonomic risk factors computer position, computer screen position, head, and back position, and mouse position.
Time frame: 1 interview day
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