Respiratory and Physical Outcomes in Different Types of Office Workers

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Physical Evaluations of individuals: Participants will be evaluated on posture, chest mobility, cough strength, flexibility, hand grip strength and pinch strength. They will be asked to answer the Modified Medical Research Council Scale, Cornell Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire, International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form and Short Form -36. The data to be obtained from all these evaluations are planned to be collected face to face from the participants at once and within a maximum of 1 hour.

Study summary

There are no studies in the literature reporting the posture, chest mobility, dyspnea, flexibility, quality of life and physical activity levels of emergency call center employees. The aims of this observational study are; 1) to evaluate posture, chest mobility, strength, dyspnea, flexibility, musculoskeletal disorders, physical activity and quality of life in emergency call center workers and office workers, 2) to reveal the relationships between these parameters of both research groups and 3) The aim is to compare these measurement parameters in emergency call center workers and office workers.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Handgrip strength — up to 5 minutes
  Hand grip strength will be measured using the Jamar hand dynamometer.

Trial sites (1)

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