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The Study on Computer Workstation, Rest and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in High School Students

고등학생들의 컴퓨터 작업환경, 휴식과 근골격계 자각증상에 대한 연구

  • 윤태형 (동서대학교 작업치료학과) ;
  • 차태현 (경운대학교 작업치료학과) ;
  • 황상희 (가톨릭상지대학교 작업치료과)
  • Received : 2012.04.30
  • Accepted : 2012.07.12
  • Published : 2012.07.31
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Abstract

This study is the investigation research to look into rest, computer work environment and muscle and bone symptom of high school students in some area. With high school students in K area as the object the questionnaires of self-writing type were distributed and the final 685 copies were collected and material analysis was carried out. In the differences between work posture and environment evaluation score following whether or not of pain existing of the each part of pain, the score of the persons who do not have pain was significantly higher than the score of the persons who have pain. The negative correlation between the part of pain and work environment was in desk(shoulder), chair(neck, shoulder, back, and ankle/foot), monitor(shoulder, back) keyboard (neck, shoulder, and ankle/foot) appeared as the result. Controling monitor and chair environment is help to alleviate neck pain and ankle/foot pain respectively. Therefore, computer work environment and bone and muscle symptom have relations and as the use of computer increases, prevention program which can relieve muscle and bone symptom by improving computer work environment is necessary.

본 연구는 일부 지역의 고등학생들을 대상으로 휴식, 컴퓨터 작업 환경과 근골격계 증상과 위험비을 알아보기 위한 조사연구이다. K지역의 고등학생들을 대상으로 자기기입식 설문지를 배부하여 최종 685부를 최종회수하여 자료분석을 하였다. 본 연구결과 컴퓨터 사용시 통증부위는 허리, 어깨, 목의 통증을 가장 많이 호소하였다. 통증부위별 통증유무에 따른 작업자세 및 환경평가점수의 차이는 통증이 없는 사람이 통증이 있는 사람에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 통증부위와 작업환경과 음의 상관이 보인 것은 책상(어깨), 의자(목, 어깨, 허리, 무릎, 발목/발), 모니터(어깨, 허리), 키보드(목, 어깨, 엉덩이/허벅지, 발목/발) 등의 결과가 나타났다. 작업환경과 근골격계 자각증상의 위험비(odds ratio)는 목은 모니터, 무릎과 발목/발은 의자의 환경이 좋을수록 통증이 완화되는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 컴퓨터 작업환경과 근골격계 증상이 관련성이 있으며 컴퓨터 사용이 증가함에 따라 컴퓨터 작업환경을 개선해줌으로써 근골격계 증상을 완화시킬 수 있는 예방프로그램이 필요하다.

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