ความชุกและปัจจัยทางชีวจิตสังคมที่สัมพันธ์กับอาการปวดขมับ ขากรรไกร คอ ของผู้ใช้คอมพิวเตอร์ในจุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย / สุดาทิพย์ รวยดี = The prevalence and biopsychosocial factors associated with temporal, jaw, neck pain in computer users in Chulalongkorn University / Sudathip Ruaydee
The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and biopsychosocial factors of pain in the temporal, jaw, neck and shoulder regions in computer users of Chulalongkorn university’s office by using a questionnaire and measurement of pressure pain threshold in 356 computer users. The results showed that the annual prevalence of self-reported temporal, frontal ears, jaw, neck and shoulder pain were 74.7%. The region most affected was the shoulder (50.8%) followed by the temporal (48.9%), neck (36.0%), frontal ear (6.7%) and jaw (5.1%). Risk factors associated with pain in the temporal, frontal ears, neck and shoulder were participating in contact sports, insomnia, using computer for more than 5 years, high physical job demand, high psychological job demand, high job security and low pressure pain threshold at right insertion of masseter muscle. No risk factor associated with jaw pain was found. It can be concluded from this study that temporal, jaw, neck and shoulder pain in computer users of Chulalongkorn university’s office was prevalent and the symptoms were associated with some biopsychosocial factor, which should be included in further study.
