0286/2022 - Trabalho remoto e dores nas costas durante a pandemia da COVID-19 em adultos e idosos no Sul do Brasil
Remote work and back pain during the COVID-19 pandemic in adults and older population in South Brazil
Publicado
Author:
• Elizabet Saes-Silva - Saes-Silva, E. - <betssaes@gmail.com>ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2356-7774
Co-author(s):
• Mirelle de Oliveira Saes - Saes, M.O - <mirelleosaes@gmail.com>ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7225-1552
• Rodrigo Dalke Meucci - Meucci, Rodrigo Dalke - <rodrigodalke@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8941-3850
• Fernanda de Oliveira Meller - Meller, F.O. - Pelotas, - <fernandameller@unesc.net, fe_meller@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1174-4721
• Antônio Augusto Schäfer - Schäfer, A.A - <antonioaschafer@ unesc.net>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8834-0434
• Samuel Carvalho Dumith - Dumith, S.C. - <scdumith@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5994-735X
Abstract:
Aimed: To investigate the association between remote work and Back Pain during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to analyze this relationship according to the body mass indexMethods: Population-based, cross-sectional study carried in 2 cities in southern Brazil, in individuals aged 18 years and over. Data were collected through household interviews from October to January 2020/21. Outcomes: Back Pain (Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar/acute, chronic) and pain intensity. Exposure variable: remote work. For the analyses, Poisson regression with robust adjustment for variance was used, stratified by BMI (eutrophic vs overweight/obese), and restricted to those who had worked in the past month
Results: 1,016 had worked during the pandemic, average 42 years old (SD=14), varying from 18 to 93 years. Remote work was performed by 7.7% of the individuals. Prevalence of Back Pain: 25.6% (95%CI: 19.5 to 31.7%). Overweight/obese remote workers felt pain acute Cervical pain PR=2.82 (95%CI: 1.15 to 6.92); Chronic Low Back PR=1.85 (95%CI: 1.04 to 3.29); Acute Thoracic PR=1.81(95%CI: 3.76 to 8.68) compared to those who did not work
Conclusion: About 1 in 4 remote workers reported Back Pain during of the COVID-19 pandemic. BMI proved to be an important moderator between outcomes and exposure variable.
