HUBUNGAN LAMA POSISI DUDUK SAAT BEKERJA DENGAN KELUHAN NYERI PUNGGUNG BAWAH PADA PEKERJA DI HOME INDUSTRI VANNY PIGORA DESA KURIPANSARI PACET MOJOKERTO
ABSTRACT: The low back pain is
a painful syndrome which happens in low back part; it is called work related
musculoskeletal disorders. It may happen because of either muscle tense or
inappropriate body’s structure as well as the long duration of sitting.Sit
duration is time working with sit position within a day. The employees of Vanny
Pigora Industry work while sitting, so that it takes a risk on back pain. In
this case, this study aimed at investigating the correlation of duration of sit
working position with the complaint of the low back pain toward Vanny Pigora
Home Industry’s employees in Kuripansari Village Pacet Mojokerto. This study
used correctional analytic research design. The independent variable was the
duration of sit position and the dependent variable was the complaint of low
back pain. The number of population were the whole employees in home industry.
The number of sample were 30 respondents in which taken by Non Probability
Sampling with total sampling technique. The data were collected by using observation
and interview technique. The data which were obtained with cross tabulation
indicated the result of sit duration around >4 hours toward 16 persons (53,
3%), 4 persons (13, 3%) did not get the low back pain, 7 persons (23, 3%) got
minor scale, 4 persons (13, 3%) got medium scale, and 1 person (3, 3%) got
serious scale. The findings revealed that there were a correlation of sit
position with the complaint of low back pain. The respondents need to gain
information about how to prevent the low back pain with ergonomic sit position
and enough break time while working.
Penulis: Heri Triwibowo, Indah
Rachma Dewi
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd150366
