| dc.description.abstract | The introduction of computer use at work sector has revolutionized various sector of work.
Rapid technological development has both positive and negative impacts on the employees and
workplace. Employees and work is uniquely interconnected. Various factors like personal factors
and work related factors can result in many health hazards like carpel tunnel syndrome,
musculoskeletal discomfort (MSD) and computer vision syndrome. From the literature review it
was observed that the computer-related physical health symptoms such as carpel tunnel
syndrome, musculoskeletal discomfort and computer vision syndrome is very common among
computer users. The purpose of this paper was to examine the frequency of computer related
physical health symptoms in the different work sectors of the white collar employees in
Thimphu. A quantitative questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic information and self-
reported physical pain questionnaire was delivered to 384 computer users employees of
Thimphu, Bhutan. Out of which few questionnaires were found completely filled and few
questionnaires were found partially filled and thus not included in the study. For data analysis
SPSS 200 version was used, chi square test was performed find the association. Participants
suffering from computer-related physical pains during the last 6 months reported problem in the
carpel tunnel syndrome (20%), musculoskeletal discomfort (64.3%) and computer vision
syndrome (19%). The study showed a high prevalence of computer-related physical health
symptoms in the private sector workers. And comparing to the three different physical pains of
carpel tunnel, musculoskeletal discomfort and computer vision syndrome, musculoskeletal
discomfort was higher than the other physical pains. It is recommended that proper work posture;
healthy working conditions must be provided which can make the work easier and improve the
productivity of the employee. | en_US |
