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Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ergonomic and psychosocial risks in telework and their relationship with musculoskeletal problems in Brazilian labor judges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 119 participants. Data were collected through a sociodemographic and occupational questionnaire, from the Brazilian versions of the revised Maastricht upper extremity questionnaire (MUEQ-Br revised), the rapid office strain assessment (ROSA-Br) and the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire (NMQ), added to a numerical pain scale. Results. According to the ROSA-Br, 47.06% of the participants showed an outcome where it is considered that there is a need for immediate intervention in the workplace. Results of the ROSA-Br and the MUEQ-Br revised presented a significant correlation with the intensity of complaints in the neck and shoulders in the last 12 months and in the last 7 days. The total score of MUEQ-Br revised presented more important correlations with problems in these body regions and with the intensity of complaints in the upper back, wrists/hands and lower back in both periods. Conclusions. Companies should propose ways to assess the ergonomic and psychosocial risks among their employees in telework as a way to prevent the occurrence of musculoskeletal problems.
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COVID-19 , Doenças Musculoesqueléticas , Doenças Profissionais , Humanos , Doenças Musculoesqueléticas/epidemiologia , Doenças Musculoesqueléticas/psicologia , Brasil/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Teletrabalho , Pandemias , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Ergonomia/métodos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Doenças Profissionais/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Introduction: Labor judges are subjected to productivity goals associated with a workload that does not take into consideration the complexity of their work. Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between psychosocial factors, musculoskeletal problems, and presenteeism among labor judges. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 151 judges who answered a sociodemographic and occupational characterization questionnaire and the Brazilian versions of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, Health and Safety Executive - Indicator Tool, and Stanford Presenteeism Scale. The results underwent a descriptive analysis and Spearman correlation coefficients were calculated. Results: The psychosocial dimension of demands presented a higher risk of occupational stress, while role had a lower risk. Musculoskeletal problems in the neck, upper back, shoulders, and lower back were more common and affected almost 70% of the participants. Presenteeism was more affected by the avoiding distractions dimension. Almost all psychosocial dimensions had a significant correlation with musculoskeletal symptoms (p < 0.05), especially demands, which also was correlated with total presenteeism and the avoiding distractions dimension. Conclusions: The work overload observed among labor judges was related to the occurrence of musculoskeletal problems and to a high prevalence of presenteeism.
Introdução: Os magistrados trabalhistas estão sujeitos a metas de produtividade associadas a uma carga de trabalho que não contempla a complexidade do seu trabalho. Objetivos: Avaliar a relação entre fatores psicossociais, problemas osteomusculares e presenteísmo em magistrados trabalhistas. Métodos: Foi realizado um estudo transversal com 151 magistrados, que responderam a um questionário de caracterização sociodemográfica e ocupacional e às versões brasileiras do Questionário Nórdico de Sintomas Osteomusculares, do Health and Safety Executive Indicator Tool e do Stanford Presenteeism Scale. Foram utilizadas análises descritivas e teste de correlação de Spearman. Resultados: A dimensão psicossocial de demandas apresentou um risco mais elevado de estresse ocupacional, enquanto o cargo apresentou um risco mais baixo. Problemas osteomusculares em pescoço, parte superior das costas, ombros e parte inferior das costas foram mais comuns e afetaram quase 70% dos participantes. O presenteísmo foi mais afetado pela dimensão de concentração mantida. Quase todas as dimensões psicossociais apresentaram correlação significativa com os sintomas osteomusculares (p < 0,05), principalmente demandas, que também apresentou correlação com o presenteísmo total e a dimensão de concentração mantida. Conclusões: A sobrecarga de trabalho observada entre os magistrados trabalhistas foi relacionada à ocorrência de problemas osteomusculares e à elevada prevalência de presenteísmo.
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BACKGROUND: The imposition of telework by the COVID-19 pandemic represented a challenge for companies and workers with regard to the management and organization of the workplace at home. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the ergonomic risks, psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal symptoms as well as the relationships between these variables in employees of a Brazilian labor judiciary unit. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 55 employees who had their workstations evaluated by means of the Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA-Br) and answered a questionnaire of sociodemographic and occupational characterization, the dimensions of workstation and posture of the Maastricht Upper Extremity Questionnaire (MUEQ-Br-revised), the short version of the Job Stress Scale and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ). RESULTS: The workstations evaluations by ROSA-Br and MUEQ-Br-revised showed a strong correlation between themselves and to body posture, but they were not related to the occurrence of musculoskeletal symptoms. Body posture and demands were correlated to each other and with to occurrence of musculoskeletal symptoms. Shoulders, neck and wrists / hands were the most affected body regions. CONCLUSIONS: Companies that adopt teleworking for their employees must be aware of working conditions at home, including the workload, and offer adequate support in order to prevent the occurrence of musculoskeletal problems.