The impact of remote work using mobile information and communication technologies on physical health: a systematic review.

IF 2 3区工程技术 Q3 ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL

Ergonomics Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-15 DOI:10.1080/00140139.2024.2304582

Konstantin Wechsler, Stephanie Griemsmann, Britta Weber, Rolf Ellegast

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Abstract

Remote e-working with information and communication technology (ICT) has long been on the rise, with its implementation accelerated by mandatory working from home regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic. This systematic literature review summarises the influencing factors of ICT-based remote e-working (device types, duration of use, user interfaces, etc.) on the physical health (musculoskeletal system and eyes) of knowledge workers. A search in four electronic databases and a manual search in four German journals resulted in 21 articles being included in this review. A bias analysis was conducted for all articles. Unfavourable postures, inappropriate working devices and certain environmental factors may cause a range of physical complaints, even after comparably short periods of time. Mostly, these complaints are greater compared to those experienced when working on a fully equipped stationary computer. Therefore, remote e-working requires careful planning, awareness, and the willingness to embrace working situations that counteract these problems.

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使用移动信息和通信技术进行远程工作对身体健康的影响：系统综述。

利用信息和通信技术（ICT）进行远程电子办公的趋势早已有之，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，强制在家办公的规定加速了远程电子办公的实施。本系统性文献综述总结了基于信息通信技术的远程电子办公（设备类型、使用时间、用户界面等）对知识工作者身体健康（肌肉骨骼系统和眼睛）的影响因素。通过对四个电子数据库的检索和对四种德国期刊的人工检索，21 篇文章被纳入本综述。对所有文章进行了偏差分析。不良姿势、不适当的工作设备和某些环境因素可能导致一系列身体不适，即使工作时间较短也是如此。与在设备齐全的固定电脑上工作时相比，这些不适大多更为严重。因此，远程电子工作需要精心策划、提高认识，并愿意接受能够解决这些问题的工作环境。

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Ergonomics 工程技术-工程：工业

CiteScore

4.60

自引率

12.50%

发文量

147

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： Ergonomics, also known as human factors, is the scientific discipline that seeks to understand and improve human interactions with products, equipment, environments and systems. Drawing upon human biology, psychology, engineering and design, Ergonomics aims to develop and apply knowledge and techniques to optimise system performance, whilst protecting the health, safety and well-being of individuals involved. The attention of ergonomics extends across work, leisure and other aspects of our daily lives. The journal Ergonomics is an international refereed publication, with a 60 year tradition of disseminating high quality research. Original submissions, both theoretical and applied, are invited from across the subject, including physical, cognitive, organisational and environmental ergonomics. Papers reporting the findings of research from cognate disciplines are also welcome, where these contribute to understanding equipment, tasks, jobs, systems and environments and the corresponding needs, abilities and limitations of people. All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.