Učestalost mišićno-koštanih i očnih simptoma kod rada s računalom

Computer users most often complain of the eye and locomotor system disorders. The goal of this paper was to find out the frequency and relation between musculoskeletal and eye symptoms among computer workers. The data on musculoskeletal and eye symptoms were provided by two questionnaires. Forty-nine workers were included in the study. Their mean age was 41 years and average length of service 16 years. The average amount of time they spent in front of computers was 6.73 hours per day. Women spent more time working at a computer per day than men (P=0.025). The most frequent complaint in the past year referred to the upper back pain (30.6 % of the workers). Every fourth worker, i.e. 24.5 % of them experienced neck pain in the past year; women more often than men (P=0.024). A health problem which reduced the range of motion and prompted the workers to ask for sick leave was lower back pain. The relation between eye symptoms and the upper back pain experienced in the past year (P=0.004), and in the last week (P=0.031) was statistically signifi cant. Proper exercises for stretching musculoskeletal system, ergonomic computer equipment, and artificial tears could decrease muscular and eye problems, which in turn could enhance productivity and reduce sick leaves.tegoba očiju i mišićno-koštanoga sustava kod radnika koji rade s računalom i njihovu povezanost. Pomoću upitnika uzeti su podaci o mišićno-koštanim i očnim simptomima kod rada s računalom. U ispitivanju je sudjelovalo 49 radnika (27 žena i 22 muškarca) prosječne životne dobi od 41 godina i prosječnog trajanja radnog staža od 16 godina koji dnevno rade za računalom u prosjeku 6,73 sata. Žene su značajno duže dnevno radile na računalu od muškaraca (P=0,025). Najviše se radnika žalilo na bolove u gornjem dijelu leđa u zadnjih godinu dana (30,6 %). Svaki četvrti radnik, tj. 24,5 % radnika imalo je bol u vratu u zadnjoj godini i to statistički značajno češće žene (P=0,024). Tegobe koje ograničavaju aktivnost i mogu zahtijevati bolovanje bili su bolovi u donjem dijelu leđa. Statistički je bila značajna povezanost pojave očnih simptoma i bolova u gornjim leđima u zadnjoj godini (P=0,004) i u zadnjem tjednu (P=0,031). Odgovarajuće vježbe rasterećenja mišićno-koštanoga sustava uz ergonomsku opremu za rad s računalom te smanjenje očnih tegoba upotrebom umjetnih suza potrebno je provoditi radi smanjenja mišićnih i očnih tegoba, što zajedno povećava produktivnost i smanjuje bolovanja