The Correlation between Work Sitting Position and Musculoskeletal Disorders among State Civil Apparatus in Regional Financial Board of Mataram City

Abstract

Musculoskeletal disorders that affect the normal function of the musculoskeletal system due to repetitive activities or activities inappropriate postures that cause pain during work or rest. This study aims to determine whether there is a correlation between work sitting position and musculoskeletal disorders among State Civil Apparatus in Regional Financial Board of Mataram City. This research was conducted at the Regional Financial Board of Mataram City with 38 research subjects, consisting of 22 men and 16 women. The data collected using a questionnaire with a Nordic Body Map to determine level of musculoskeletal disorders and observation with a Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) instrument to assess work sitting position by state civil apparatus. This type of research is a non-experimental quantitative analytic with a cross-sectional approach and data analysis method used spearman rank correlation statistic, with the SPSS statistical program version 25. Musculoskeletal disorders mostly in low level experienced by respondents with 76.3% and assessment of work sitting position mostly in the category of further investigation and change soon with 57.9%. The correlation test is 0.001 (p ≤ 0.05) and correlation coefficient value is 0.588. This study shows that there is a correlation between work sitting position with musculoskeletal disorders among State Civil Apparatus in Regional Financial Board of Mataram City.