Occupational health: physical activity, musculoskeletal symptoms and quality of life in computer workers: a narrative review

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Autor(a) principal: Moreira, Sara
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Criado, Maria Begoña, Santos, Paula Clara, Ferreira, Maria Salomé, Gonçalves, Carla, Machado, Jorge
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/21489
Resumo: Computer work has assumed a very important role for many companies, but specific occupational and health symptoms associated with the use of computers can appear. According to the literature, physical activity is considered a key player in the prevention and control of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms, contributing to a better quality of life in computer workers. The principal aims of this review are to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship among sedentary behavior, physical activity and quality of life of computer workers; to outline the importance of promoting the development of an educational program for Occupational Health directed at computer workers at the level of quality of life, musculoskeletal symptoms, and physical activity; and to call for attention to the factors needed to initiate and maintain a health program that involves the active participation of workers who must be concerned about their health. This review demonstrates the important role of workplaces in health promotion and the opportunities that workplaces provide to establish and continue successful health-promotion programs for computer workers, generating important benefits for the health and quality of life of individuals and groups.
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title Occupational health: physical activity, musculoskeletal symptoms and quality of life in computer workers: a narrative review
spellingShingle Occupational health: physical activity, musculoskeletal symptoms and quality of life in computer workers: a narrative review
Moreira, Sara
Quality of life
Occupational health
Musculoskeletal symptoms
Physical activity level
Computer workers
title_short Occupational health: physical activity, musculoskeletal symptoms and quality of life in computer workers: a narrative review
title_full Occupational health: physical activity, musculoskeletal symptoms and quality of life in computer workers: a narrative review
title_fullStr Occupational health: physical activity, musculoskeletal symptoms and quality of life in computer workers: a narrative review
title_full_unstemmed Occupational health: physical activity, musculoskeletal symptoms and quality of life in computer workers: a narrative review
title_sort Occupational health: physical activity, musculoskeletal symptoms and quality of life in computer workers: a narrative review
author Moreira, Sara
author_facet Moreira, Sara
Criado, Maria Begoña
Santos, Paula Clara
Ferreira, Maria Salomé
Gonçalves, Carla
Machado, Jorge
author_role author
author2 Criado, Maria Begoña
Santos, Paula Clara
Ferreira, Maria Salomé
Gonçalves, Carla
Machado, Jorge
author2_role author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Moreira, Sara
Criado, Maria Begoña
Santos, Paula Clara
Ferreira, Maria Salomé
Gonçalves, Carla
Machado, Jorge
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Quality of life
Occupational health
Musculoskeletal symptoms
Physical activity level
Computer workers
topic Quality of life
Occupational health
Musculoskeletal symptoms
Physical activity level
Computer workers
description Computer work has assumed a very important role for many companies, but specific occupational and health symptoms associated with the use of computers can appear. According to the literature, physical activity is considered a key player in the prevention and control of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms, contributing to a better quality of life in computer workers. The principal aims of this review are to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship among sedentary behavior, physical activity and quality of life of computer workers; to outline the importance of promoting the development of an educational program for Occupational Health directed at computer workers at the level of quality of life, musculoskeletal symptoms, and physical activity; and to call for attention to the factors needed to initiate and maintain a health program that involves the active participation of workers who must be concerned about their health. This review demonstrates the important role of workplaces in health promotion and the opportunities that workplaces provide to establish and continue successful health-promotion programs for computer workers, generating important benefits for the health and quality of life of individuals and groups.
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