A S S O C I A T I O N O F O C C U P A T I O N A L S T R E S S A N D M U S C U L O S K E L E T A L P R O B L E M S ( P A I N ) A M O N G G O F E R S
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Date
2021
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UMT Lahore
Abstract
Musculoskeletal system is one of the major systems of the body which assist in
maintaining body functions, motility and provide support in activities of daily living. Any
deviation in normal functioning of musculoskeletal system results in deterioration of well being
of human body. Occupational or workplace stress is a type of psychological suffering caused by
overburden or exhaustion in vocational task which results in somatic changes in human body that
may interfere with normal lifestyle. Gofers are those employees who convey messages in office,
bring lunch and make coffee for office workers and lift bags of executives.
Objective: Main motive of this study is to find the interrelation of occupational stress and
musculoskeletal pain in Gofers of private offices in Lahore.
Methodology: For this Nordic MSK questionnaire was utilized to asses work related
musculoskeletal disorders and Workplace Stress Scale was used to find occupational stress. Data
was collected by 146 gofers of different private offices including CureMd and Wahab
international. Analysis of the data was done by SPSS version 25.0. Pearson Correlation, Chi
square, Regression and ANOVA were applied.