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Severity of musculoskeletal pain related to work from home
| Lower back pain | Upper back/neck pain | Hand pain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Stronger than in the office | 90 | 39.1 | 105 | 45.7 | 63 | 27.2 |
| Same as in the office | 53 | 23.1 | 44 | 19.1 | 47 | 20.3 |
| Weaker than in the office | 7 | 3.0 | 8 | 3.5 | 5 | 2.1 |
| No pain | 80 | 34.8 | 73 | 31.7 | 117 | 50.4 |
| Total | 230 | 100.0 | 230 | 100.0 | 232 | 100.0 |
Being disturbed at work from home (N=164)
| Disturbances | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes, all the time | 4 | 2.4 |
| Yes, occasionally | 112 | 68.3 |
| No | 48 | 29.3 |
| Total | 164 | 100.0 |
Psychometric properties of the dimension Disturbance
| Indicators to measure a dimension | Disturbance |
|---|---|
| No. of items | 5 |
| Cronbach's alpha coefficient | 0.937 |
| Standardised Cronbach's alpha coefficient | 0.938 |
| Arithmetic mean of items | 1.225 |
| Average correlation between items | 0.751 |
| Arithmetic mean of the dimension | 6.1250 |
| Standard deviation of the dimension | 3.48986 |
Workplaces at home shared with other household members (N=87)
| Shared workplace | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Dining room | 30 | 34.5 |
| Nursery/children's bedroom | 2 | 2.3 |
| Living room | 35 | 40.2 |
| Kitchen | 13 | 14.9 |
| Bedroom | 7 | 8.0 |
| Total | 87 | 100.0 |
Distribution of participants having an ergonomic office chair and computer mouse for work from home
| Responses | Ergonomic chair N (%) | Ergonomic mouse N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, but not provided by the employer | 65 | (28.0) | 40 | (17.2) |
| Yes, provided by the employer | 10 | (4.3) | 38 | (16.4) |
| No | 157 | (67.7) | 154 | (66.4) |
| Total | 232 | (100.0) | 232 | (100.0) |
Spearman’s rank correlations between variables and reports of stronger musculoskeletal pain
| Variables | Lower back | p | Upper back/neck | p | Hands | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office chair | -0.257 | 0.000 | -0.312 | 0.000 | -0.218 | 0.001 |
| Office desk | -0.118 | 0.073 | -0.212 | 0.001 | -0.182 | 0.005 |
| Disturbance by household members | 0.157 | 0.047 | 0.306 | 0.000 | 0.308 | 0.000 |
| Longer working hours | 0.249 | 0.000 | 0.219 | 0.001 | 0.257 | 0.000 |
| Male gender | -0.161 | 0.014 | -0.220 | 0.001 | -0.193 | 0.003 |
| No (regular) exercise | 0.163 | 0.13 | 0.172 | 0.009 | 0.134 | 0.041 |