ergonomi̇ Ergonomi 2651-4877 Sevinç Serpil AYTAÇ 10.33439/ergonomi.1829508 Clinical Sciences (Other) Anthropometry Ergonomi Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer) Antropometri Ergonomi UZAKTAN ÇALIŞMAYA YENI BAŞLAYANLARDA EVDE ÇALIŞMA ALANI ERGONOMİSİ VE KAS-İSKELET SİSTEMİ SEMPTOMLARI: KESİTSEL BİR ÇALIŞMA HOME WORKSPACE ERGONOMICS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS IN NEWLY REMOTE EMPLOYEES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4236-6679 Kara Kaya Begüm BIRUNI UNIVERSITY https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0036-8668 Altun Gamze Polen ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY-CERRAHPASA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4707-4528 Kısa Eylül Pınar ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0436-1164 Zengin Alpözgen Ayşe ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY-CERRAHPASA 04 15 2026 9 1 27 36 11 25 2025 03 28 2026 Copyright © 2018, Ergonomi 2018 Ergonomi

2020 yılında birçok çalışan, ergonomik çalışma istasyonları olmaksızın ani bir şekilde uzaktan çalışmaya geçti; bu durum kas-iskelet sistemi ağrısı riskini artırdı. Pandemi sürecinden sonra uzaktan çalışma oranı azalmış olsa da, Amerika’da çalışanların yaklaşık üçte biri ve Türkiye’deki çalışanların dörtte birinden fazlası hâlâ uzaktan veya hibrit modellerde çalışmaktadır. Bu durum, ev temelli ortamlarda ergonomik riskin devam eden önemini vurgulamaktadır. Bu kesitsel çalışma, yeni uzaktan çalışanlarda ergonomik risk düzeyine ve evdeki çalışma alanı türüne göre ağrı ve kas-iskelet sistemi semptomlarındaki farklılıkları incelemiş ve ağrı şiddetinin belirleyicilerini ortaya koymuştur. Toplam 259 katılımcı (162 kadın, 97 erkek; Ort. yaş = 32,80 ± 8,44 yıl) değerlendirmeye alınmıştır. Ergonomik risk düzeyi Hızlı Ofis Rahatsızlık Değerlendirmesi (ROSA), ağrı şiddeti Vizüel Analog Skala (VAS) ve bölgesel semptomlar Nordic Kas İskelet Sistemi Anketi ile ölçülmüştür. Katılımcıların %72,1’i yüksek risk grubunda (ROSA ≥ 5) sınıflandırılmıştır. Yüksek risk grubunun, son yedi gündeki ağrı şiddeti düşük risk grubuna göre anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksekti (p < 0.001). Grup içi analizlerde, düşük risk grubunda ağrı azalırken yüksek risk grubunda artış saptanmıştır (sırasıyla p < 0.001, p = 0.001). İkili lojistik regresyon analizinde, yüksek ağrı şiddetinin tek anlamlı yordayıcısı toplam ROSA skoru olmuştur (OR = 1.50, p < 0.001). Bulgular, demografik veya mesleki faktörlerden ziyade kümülatif ergonomik riskin, evde çalışan bireylerde kas-iskelet sistemi rahatsızlıklarında temel belirleyici olduğunu ve sağlıklı, sürdürülebilir uzaktan çalışmayı desteklemek için ergonomik müdahalelerin önemini ortaya koymaktadır.

Many employees transitioned abruptly to remote work in 2020, often without ergonomic workstations, increasing musculoskeletal pain risk. Although the rate of remote work has decreased since the pandemic, approximately one-third of employees in the United States and more than a quarter of employees in Turkey still work remotely or in hybrid models. This cross-sectional study examined differences in pain and musculoskeletal symptoms by ergonomic risk level and home workplace type and identified determinants of pain intensity among new remote workers. A total of 259 participants (162 women, 97 men; mean age = 32.80 ± 8.44 years) were assessed using the Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) for ergonomic risk, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain intensity, and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) for regional symptoms. Overall, 72.1% of participants were determined as high-risk (ROSA ≥ 5). The high-risk group reported significantly greater pain intensity during the last seven days than the low-risk group (p < 0.001). Within-group analyses showed pain decrease in the low-risk group and pain increase in the high-risk group compared with the previous 12 months (p < 0.001, p = 0.001, respectively). Binary logistic regression identified the total ROSA score as the only significant predictor of high pain intensity (OR = 1.50, p < 0.001). These findings suggest that cumulative ergonomic risk, rather than demographic or occupational factors, plays a key role in musculoskeletal discomfort among home-based workers, highlighting the importance of ergonomic interventions to support healthy and sustainable remote work.

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