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Volume 12, Issue 2 (Iranian Journal of Ergonomics 2024)
Iran J Ergon 2024, 12(2): 100-109 |
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Research code: 724134222
Ethics code: IR.MUBABOL.REC.1401.041
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Khani M, Tirgar A, Pourhadi S, Geraili Z. Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Complaints among Medical Students: An Outcome Related to the Expansion of Virtual Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Iran J Ergon 2024; 12 (2) :100-109
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1- Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
2- Mobility Impairment Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran ,a.tirgar@mubabol.ac.ir
3- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
2- Mobility Impairment Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran ,
3- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
Abstract: (1845 Views)
Objectives: Considering that working with virtual education equipment increased significantly during the COVID-19 era, the purpose of this research was to investigate the association of complaints of musculoskeletal disorders with the use of electronic equipment during virtual education.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on a group of students in the first four years at Babol University of Medical Sciences, whose courses were mostly presented virtually. Data collection tools included a demographic information form and the standard Nordic questionnaire. Data were analyzed in SPSS22 software using descriptive and inferential statistical indicators, including the Chi-square statistical test. The significance level was considered at 0.05.
Results: The data obtained from 318 medical sciences students showed that 83.6% of them complained of pain in the musculoskeletal system during the past year. More than 21% of the participants had to take medicine, 19.9% needed to visit a doctor, and 4.1% had to use physiotherapy services. The results also showed there was a direct and statistically significant correlation between the frequency of complaints regarding musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in the past week and year and the level of use of virtual teaching devices (P≤0.001).
Conclusion: The expansion of virtual education in universities and the prolonged and continuous use of electronic educational equipment can be effective in increasing the frequency of complaints of musculoskeletal disorders among medical sciences students. Moreover, the lack of regular physical activity, smoking, high levels of stress, insomnia, and fatigue among medical students were also known as other effective factors.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on a group of students in the first four years at Babol University of Medical Sciences, whose courses were mostly presented virtually. Data collection tools included a demographic information form and the standard Nordic questionnaire. Data were analyzed in SPSS22 software using descriptive and inferential statistical indicators, including the Chi-square statistical test. The significance level was considered at 0.05.
Results: The data obtained from 318 medical sciences students showed that 83.6% of them complained of pain in the musculoskeletal system during the past year. More than 21% of the participants had to take medicine, 19.9% needed to visit a doctor, and 4.1% had to use physiotherapy services. The results also showed there was a direct and statistically significant correlation between the frequency of complaints regarding musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in the past week and year and the level of use of virtual teaching devices (P≤0.001).
Conclusion: The expansion of virtual education in universities and the prolonged and continuous use of electronic educational equipment can be effective in increasing the frequency of complaints of musculoskeletal disorders among medical sciences students. Moreover, the lack of regular physical activity, smoking, high levels of stress, insomnia, and fatigue among medical students were also known as other effective factors.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Received: 2024/07/2 | Accepted: 2024/07/31 | ePublished: 2024/07/31
Received: 2024/07/2 | Accepted: 2024/07/31 | ePublished: 2024/07/31
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