Correlation of Work-Related Stress and Muscle Tightness inWork from Home Professionals during Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Background: The outbreak of Covid-19 has changed many aspects in people’s life. Majority of the organizations all over India had shut their premises and shifted to work from home. This sudden shift has led to increase in stress and anxiety among all the employees, who are working from home. Working from home may cause increase in work-related stress, anxiety, and isolation, which influences jobeffectiveness, well-being, and work–life balance of an individual. Thus, the aim ofour study was to find out correlation of work-related stress and muscle tightness in work from professionals. Method: 50 subjects were recruited in our study by random sampling technique from age group of 25-55 years. Consent was taken. Work related stress was assessed in subjects using International Stress Management Association Questionnaire (ISMA) and muscle tightness was assessed using Individual muscle testing. Results & Conclusion: In our study, we found out that there is a positive correlation between work-related stress and muscle tightness in work from home individuals with r-value of 0.82.