Research Article
Work-Related Health Disorders among Saudi Computer Users
Table 14
Incidence of complaints as related to type of work.
|
Type of
work |
Number of
operators |
Ergonomic score
mean ± SD |
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 | | Data entry |
22 | 37.5 | 29.4 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 10 | | (6.6) | (9.4) | (7.8) | (2.1) | (13.6) | (63.4) | (45.5) | (54.5) | (31.8) | (4.5) | (45.5) | | Typist |
23 | 36.9 | 33.8 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 10 | | (8.2) | (9.3) | (6.7) | (3.0) | (13.0) | (73.9) | (60.9) | (60.9) | (34.8) | (13.0) | (43.5) | | Data acquisition |
18 | 35.4 | 33.5 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | | (6.3) | (10.6) | (7.3) | (2.0) | (5.6) | (72.2) | (66.7) | (44.4) | (16.7) | (22.2) | (61.1) | | Communication task |
8 | 37.0 | 28.4 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | | (5.8) | (5.9) | (5.9) | (5.5) | (37.5) | (37.5) | (37.5) | (37.5) | (25.0) | (0.0) | (37.5) | | Comprehensive |
29 | 36.8 | 30.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 14 | | (9.2) | (7.5) | (6.0) | (1.9) | (13.8) | (34.5) | (69.0) | (44.8) | (13.8) | (20.7) | (48.3) |
| | Saudi Airlines Ticket reservation operators | | Data entry |
54 | 69.6 | 38.3 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 23 | | (12.0) | (10.4) | (11.1) | (0.0) | (20.4) | (51.8) | (48.1) | (44.4) | (25.9) | (27.8) | (42.6) | | Data acquisition |
23 | 77.8 | 43.3 | 26.2 | 6.0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | (15.8) | (6.1) | (7.1) | (0.0) | (73.9) | (13.0) | (17.4) | (13.0) | (8.7) | (8.7) | (8.7) | | Communication task |
20 | 66.6 | 36.7 | 16.1 | 6.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | (9.6) | (8.6) | (10.8) | (0.0) | (50.0) | (45.0) | (45.0) | (40.0) | (30.0) | (30.0) | (45.0) | | Comprehensive |
3 | 82.0 | 39.0 | 19.3 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | (14.0) | (1.7) | (4.1) | (0.0) | (100) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) | (0.0) |
| | Saudi Telecom Co. computer operators | | Data entry |
33 | 83.4 | 31.7 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 2 | | (12.7) | (7.9) | (8.1) | (1.8) | (21.2) | (66.7) | (66.7) | (54.5) | (18.2) | (48.5) | (6.1) | | Data acquisition |
9 | 85.1 | 30.0 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | (8.3) | (3.7) | (4.7) | (2.0) | (0.0) | (66.7) | (77.8) | (77.8) | (33.3) | (33.3) | (11.1) | | Communication task |
53 | 79.4 | 28.2 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 30 | 9 | | (15.7) | (7.0) | (6.8) | (2.1) | (15.1) | (60.4) | (52.8) | (49.1) | (26.4) | (56.6) | (17.0) | | Comprehensive |
5 | 85.2 | 34.8 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | (17.1) | (7.3) | (9.3) | (2.2) | (20.0) | (60.0) | (40.0) | (0.0) | (60.0) | (20.0) | (20.0) |
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