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. 2023 Mar 1;65(3):e101-e104.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002765. Epub 2022 Dec 7.

A Cross-Sectional Study of the Association Between Telecommuting Environments and Shoulder Pain Among Japanese Telecommuting Workers

Hideyuki Sato  1 , Ryutaro Matsugaki, Hajime Ando, Kiminori Odagami, Kosuke Mafune, Seiichiro Tateishi, Mayumi Tsuji, Shinya Matsuda, Yoshihisa Fujino; CORoNaWork project
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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Association Between Telecommuting Environments and Shoulder Pain Among Japanese Telecommuting Workers

Hideyuki Sato et al. J Occup Environ Med. .

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between telecommuting environments and shoulder pain in Japanese telecommuters.

Methods: We conducted an Internet-monitored, cross-sectional study and analyzed 2537 participants who mainly telecommuted at least 4 days per week. We assessed the presence of shoulder pain using a numerical rating scale and the characteristics of the telecommuting environment by asking eight questions. We used multilevel logistic regression analysis with the city of residence as a random effect.

Results: Inadequate desk brightness (odds ratio [OR], 1.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09-1.78), inadequate foot space (OR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.02-1.58), and uncomfortable temperature and humidity (OR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.16-1.72) were associated with shoulder pain in multilevel logistic regression analysis.

Conclusions: Inappropriate telecommuting environments were associated with an increase in the prevalence of shoulder pain in Japanese telecommuters.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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