Prevalence and associated risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among information technology (IT) professionals: A systematic review
Tofan AE. Prasetya, Abdullah Al Mamun, Aisy Rahmania, Mobashwer Ahmed, Abu SMS. Uddin, Neffrety Nilamsari, Ratnaningtyas WK. Wardani · 2024
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Description
Tofan Prasetya and co-authors tally how often desk-bound tech workers hurt, and why. Musculoskeletal disorders, aches and damage in muscles, joints, and nerves, are rising among information technology staff who sit, type, and stare for long hours. Their 2024 systematic review searched eight databases for studies from 2013 to 2023, screening over a thousand records down to thirteen sound studies.
The included work covered 4,632 professionals across several countries. Reported prevalence swung widely, from twenty to eighty-nine percent, a spread the authors read as a mix of real differences and uneven methods. Two reviewers screened every paper against standard checklists for prevalence research, and the findings were drawn together as a narrative. The review's purpose is preventive: naming the risk factors clearly enough that employers, health practitioners, and workers themselves can act on the ones that can be changed.
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| CREATOR | Tofan AE. Prasetya, Abdullah Al Mamun, Aisy Rahmania, Mobashwer Ahmed, Abu SMS. Uddin, Neffrety Nilamsari, Ratnaningtyas WK. Wardani |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |