Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomic Risk Factors Among Office Workers of Kashan University of Medical Sciences in Iran

Background: Ergonomic risk factors are among the critical for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in office workers. Objectives: This study investigated MSD prevalence and ergonomic of staff workstations at Kashan University Medical Sciences (KAUMS), Kashan, Iran. Methods: cross-sectional was conducted 2021. The samples were workers KAUMS who had more than one year work experience worked with computers least 3 hours a day on average. selected using stratified sampling method, finally, 132 employees participated study. data collected Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire rapid strain assessment (ROSA) checklist. analyzed Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, Spearman’s correlation, non-parametric regression tests by SPSS software (version 26). Results: mean age participants 40.16 ± 7.79 years, 62.9% subjects female. Female complained significantly about MSDs male (P < 0.05). most widely recognized neck, lower back, upper back pain. Disorders right-sided limb essentially frequent left All chairs, 62.1% monitors-telephones, 90.9% mouses-keyboards warning or dangerous condition. scores vertebral column, shoulder girdle, forearm, limbs fundamentally related to ROSA score monitor section. Conclusions: pain, respectively. MSDs. (100%) an unsafe position, organ position monitors. Accordingly, corrective interventions, particularly adjustment placement workstations, fundamental.