title: A study on the prevalence of and risk factors for neck pain among university academic staff in Hong Kong.
abstract: The 1-year prevalence of neck pain and possible risk factors among university academic staff were investigated. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to all the full-time academic staff in one of the universities in Hong Kong. The 1-year prevalence of neck pain was investigated. The relationship between individual factors, job nature, psychosocial factors, and neck pain were also analyzed. The 1-year prevalence of neck pain among after being an academic staff was 46.7%. A significant association was found between gender and neck pain (p = 0.02). The percentage of female academic staff with neck pain (62%) was higher than that in male staff (38%). This matched the results of other studies, which demonstrated that neck pain was more prevalent in women. There was a significant association between head posture during computer processing and neck pain (p = 0.02). Among those with neck pain during computer processing, 60.5% had a forward head posture. However, a low correlation between psychosocial factors and neck pain was demonstrated (r = 0.343). Academic staff in tertiary institutions could be considered as a high-risk group of job-related neck pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: T T W
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Sum
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D011187:Posture; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012931:Social Environment; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis