Musculoskeletal pain in teleworking from home and workplaces
A narrative review
Keywords:
ergonomics, occupational health, teleworking, working condition, musculoskeletal painAbstract
Objective: To do a narrative review of the literature about the relations between the workplaces and workspaces in working at home set-up during the COVID-19 pandemic and work-related musculoskeletal pain in teleworkers. Methods: PubMed and Scopus databases were searched. The period analysed was 2021 to 2023. Only articles examining the associations between workplaces and musculoskeletal disorders/pain in teleworkers working from home were considered for inclusion, and they had to be written in the English language. Results: The search revealed a total of 884 results, and at the end, 10 studies were selected for this narrative review of literature. In most of the studies emerged ergonomically inadequate workplaces emerged with associations to teleworkers' musculoskeletal pain. Conclusions: Inadequate workplaces were found in working from home set-ups during the pandemic, with frequent use of other furniture and equipment not ergonomically adequate, contributing to musculoskeletal pain. There is still a need for policies and regulations procedures to guarantee better working conditions at workplaces.
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