Effort-Reward Imbalance and Its Association with Musculoskeletal Pain among Information Technology Professionals.

IF 0.8 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Aruna Raju, Devi R Nithiya, Arun Tipandjan
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Abstract

Context: Psychosocial factors at the workplace play a significant role in the development of work stress and are associated with cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, and musculoskeletal disorders. Imbalance due to high effort and low reward at the workplace among information technology (IT) professionals can lead to work stress.

Aim: To assess the effort-reward imbalance (ERI) among IT professionals and its association with musculoskeletal pain.

Settings and design: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 IT professionals to assess their work-related stress and musculoskeletal pain.

Methods and material: A short version of the ERI questionnaire and Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire was used. Along with the ERI questionnaire, the details on sociodemographic profile, chronic diseases, and substance abuses were ascertained.

Result: Among the study population, the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in any part of the body was 77% in the past one year. Effort-reward imbalance was present in 72% of the study population, and linear regression showed a significant correlation between the effort-reward component with the severity of musculoskeletal score (r = 0.725 P < 0.001). Odds ratio of ERI for musculoskeletal pain was 3.2, 95% CI (2.1-4.7), P < 0.01.

Conclusions: Psychosocial factors at work assessed through ERI appeared to be an important component in the development of musculoskeletal pain among IT professionals.

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Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
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期刊介绍: The website of Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine aims to make the printed version of the journal available to the scientific community on the web. The site is purely for educational purpose of the medical community. The site does not cater to the needs of individual patients and is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.
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