Correlation between Work Duration and Work Posture with Musculosceletal Disorders Symptoms in Interior Design Students at Campus Biru Surakarta

Abstract

The activities of interior design students, namely drawing objects and drawing techniques, require a high level of accuracy and concentration, these activities have an impact on health problems such as muscle injury. Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the symptom often felt by interior design students. This study is to determine the relationship between work duration and student work posture with MSDs symptoms. Methods: This study used observational analytics with a cross sectional design. The research respondents were 66 of 2nd semester interior design students used random sampling technique. The research instrument used the REBA method to assess work posture, and the NBM questionnaire to assess musculoskeletal disorder symptom. Data analysis with Pearson Product Moment test and Multiple Linear Regression. Results: The results showed a significant relationship between work duration and MSDs symptoms (p-value 0.000), positive correlation direction and moderate level (0.509). while the significant relationship between work posture and MSDs symptoms (0.000), positive correlation direction and strong level (0.638). Multivariate test results stated significant (0.000) with a positive correlation direction. Work posture has the highest correlation with MSDs symptoms with a proportion of 62%. Conclusion: There was correlation between work duration and work posture with MSDs sysmptoms of interior design students at Campus Biru Surakarta.

Keywords

• work duration
• work posture
• interior design
• msds symtomps