Investigation of Predictors of Typing Performance in Office Employees With Neck Pain

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-20

Study Completion Date

2022-02-11

Brief Summary

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Determining the predictors that are effective on work performance and preventive approaches to be developed for these predictors must be individual and adaptable to every environment, time, and equipment. In this context, the purpose of the present study was to show the relations between neck disability, Upper Trapezius (UT) muscle activation, posture, and demographic characteristics with typing task performance in office employees who have neck pain by using their equipment in their workplaces.

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Detailed Description

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The present study was conducted to show the relations between neck disability, UT muscle activation, posture, and demographic characteristics with typing task performance in office employees who have neck pain by using their equipment in their workplaces. We hypothesized that UT muscle activation, working posture, and age might be the main predictors of typing performance in office employees with neck pain. For this purpose, full-time office employees who use computers for at least 3 hours a day and have neck pain were invited to the study. Volunteers without any health concern, upper-body injury, and surgery provided informed, written consent to participate in the study.

The participants were given a 10-minute typing task in their working environments, during which right and left UT muscle activation was recorded with Surface Electromyography (sEMG). Work posture was evaluated with Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) and Forward Head Posture (FHP) was evaluated with Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) Device. Hierarchical Regression Analysis was conducted to examine the predictors of typing performance.

Conditions

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Task Performance and Analysis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Office Employees Group

Office Employees with neck pain

There will be no interventions.

Intervention Type OTHER

Measurements and performance tests were conducted to investigate predictors of work-related performance

Interventions

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There will be no interventions.

Measurements and performance tests were conducted to investigate predictors of work-related performance

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Full-time and regular employees in the last 1 year,
* Office employees use computers at desk for at least 3 hours per day
* According to RULA, working in a posture that is above the acceptable level,
* No trauma history
* Non-specific neck pain but no chronic conditions of the cervical spine and upper extremity

Minimum Eligible Age

22 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No