Research Article
Work-Related Health Disorders among Saudi Computer Users
Table 12
Incidence of complaints as related to ergonomic score of workstation.
| |
Ergonomic score |
Number of
operators |
Age (year)
mean (SD) | Duration of employment (year)
mean (SD) |
Computer use
(hours/day)
mean (SD) | Complaints (%) | | None | General | Eye and vision | Neck and shoulder | Upper extremity | Lower extremity |
Trunk |
| | King Abdulaziz University computer users | | <60 | 18 | 32.7 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | | (6.9) | (4.3) | (1.6) | (11.1) | (61.1) | (66.7) | (55.6) | (50.0) | (27.8) | (44.4) | | 60–79 | 41 | 31.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 21 | | (7.6) | (6.1) | (1.5) | (17.1) | (48.8) | (48.8) | (46.3) | (26.8) | (17.1) | (51.2) | | 80+ | 27 | 30.1 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 19 | | (5.8) | (4.4) | (2.1) | (14.6) | (48.8) | (63.4) | (53.7) | (26.8) | (9.8) | (46.3) |
| | Saudi Airlines Ticket reservation operators | | <60 | 21 | 40.4 | 20.3 | 6.0 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | (10.2) | (11.4) | (0.0) | (38.1) | (47.6) | (47.6) | (28.6) | (19.0) | (19.0) | (38.1) | | 60–79 | 57 | 38.9 | 18.4 | 6.0 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 21 | | (6.7) | (7.9) | (0.0) | (40.4) | (35.1) | (35.1) | (36.8) | (17.5) | (24.6) | (36.8) | | 80+ | 22 | 40.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | | (4.5) | (5.2) | (0.0) | (45.5) | (45.5) | (40.9) | (36.4) | (36.4) | (22.7) | (22.7) |
| | Saudi Telecom Co. computer operators | | <60 | 6 | 26.1 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | (2.1) | (2.8) | (0.9) | (16.7) | (50.0) | (50.0) | (50.0) | (33.3) | (66.7) | (50.0) | | 60–79 | 35 | 27.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 8 | | (2.6) | (2.0) | (1.3) | (14.3) | (68.6) | (54.3) | (54.3) | (28.6) | (54.3) | (22.9) | | 80+ | 59 | 31.9 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 27 | 2 | | (5.8) | (5.8) | (1.6) | (13.6) | (61.0) | (62.7) | (49.2) | (23.7) | (45.8) | (3.4) |
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