Authors :
Dr. Tulika A. Khare
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 1 - January
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10558997
Abstract :
Working from home has become a common
norm since the covid-19 pandemic. Working from home
has many upsides. Unlike sitting at a desk and chair for
long hours, one has the liberty to change positions. Sitting
in one spot can affect our blood circulation and might
even fasten ageing. However, changing sitting positions is
not enough. Lack of proper workstations leads to sitting
in the wrong positions which might affect one's posture.
The aim of the study is to identify the postural discomfort
and body mechanics of the employee working from home
in Nagpur City. A sample size was 100 IT professional
employees and purposive sampling method was selected
for the study. The study was conducted in Nagpur city.
Questionnaire method was used for data collection, 21-
30years to 31-40years age group were major respondents.
68% of respondents lives in nuclear family and 100%
respondents were graduated and had income between 1
lac to 10 lac, in which 88% of respondents work for 5 to
10 hours per day. The null hypothesis of the study was
there is no association between duration of work and type
of physical ailment due to wrong posture. The data is
analysed using "chi square" test. The calculated value is
more than table value. Therefore the null hypothesis is
rejected thus, it can be intercepted that there is a
association between duration of work and type of physical
ailments due to wrong working posture. It is suggested
that the employee working from home should try to use
ergonomic based furniture, take 5 minutes postural break
everyone 1 hour and maintain their body posture while
working from home.
Keywords :
Postural Discomfort, Body Mechanics, Work from home, Ergonomics.
Working from home has become a common
norm since the covid-19 pandemic. Working from home
has many upsides. Unlike sitting at a desk and chair for
long hours, one has the liberty to change positions. Sitting
in one spot can affect our blood circulation and might
even fasten ageing. However, changing sitting positions is
not enough. Lack of proper workstations leads to sitting
in the wrong positions which might affect one's posture.
The aim of the study is to identify the postural discomfort
and body mechanics of the employee working from home
in Nagpur City. A sample size was 100 IT professional
employees and purposive sampling method was selected
for the study. The study was conducted in Nagpur city.
Questionnaire method was used for data collection, 21-
30years to 31-40years age group were major respondents.
68% of respondents lives in nuclear family and 100%
respondents were graduated and had income between 1
lac to 10 lac, in which 88% of respondents work for 5 to
10 hours per day. The null hypothesis of the study was
there is no association between duration of work and type
of physical ailment due to wrong posture. The data is
analysed using "chi square" test. The calculated value is
more than table value. Therefore the null hypothesis is
rejected thus, it can be intercepted that there is a
association between duration of work and type of physical
ailments due to wrong working posture. It is suggested
that the employee working from home should try to use
ergonomic based furniture, take 5 minutes postural break
everyone 1 hour and maintain their body posture while
working from home.
Keywords :
Postural Discomfort, Body Mechanics, Work from home, Ergonomics.
