“Have you, since you are working from the Home Office, more back pain than usual?”, the question that was asked at the beginning of June in a representative Civey-survey of a sample of approximately 2,500 people.
The result was that a narrow majority of two thirds responded with ‘no’. Only thirty-four percent answered Yes to the question.
Consideration of the various groupings of the respondents were nevertheless an indication of the conditions under which the Work from the home office, the impact on the spinal health of the people.
Men have less complaints than women
Between the sexes there were differences. Women seem to suffer in a home office rather lower back pain than men.
Over forty percent of the female respondents answered Yes, while these actions of the male respondents, only twenty-seven percent.
Young people more affected
A slight Trend is also seen in the age groups.
To more pain back in the home office than all other age groups of the respondents are between eighteen and twenty-nine years.
Here forty percent answered in the affirmative almost the research question, while of the Fifty – to sixty-four only thirty percent of the year’s data to have more back pain.
Trainees complain more about back pain
Similarly, the large difference between students and trainees. In the Latter case, there were almost ten percent more, which suffered in the HO under increasing pain.
One reason for this could be that students that Work from home are more likely to be used as a trainees learning practical trades.
In the case of education, the differences are even greater. Those respondents with Abitur complained significantly less about more back pain than those with a secondary school degree or without a degree.
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Divorced differ greatly from the overall result
Also played a role, marital status and whether children live in the household.
Divorced had significantly more pain as a Single and Married/Widowed. This is one of the strongest deviations from the overall result.
People with children also have more back complaints than those without offspring in the house.
What is surprising is that the family stand more on the Numbers AACO seems that the issue of children.
In this context, the assumption that Divorced would have had it in Corona-times harder, since the source and contact restrictions met you in your social life (if living alone) worse might.
More back pain for city dwellers
Another not insignificant factor was the density of the population. Here is a slight tendency was seen that people from more densely populated areas are in pain more back in HO, as people from sparsely populated areas.
Perhaps the easier access to green areas and nature in rural areas and thus, better opportunities for recreation and balancing for it to have an impact.
Kimberly Papenthin
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