Declared Health Problems And Computer Use Characteristics of Computer Users

[LANGUAGE= "English"] Aim: The aim of this research is to evaluate the stated health problems and environmental conditions of Erciyes University Medical Faculty Hospital personnel during regular computer use.Material and Methods: Complaints of 83 personnel were evaluated with a questionnaire consisting 30 questions, and the work environment was evaluated and written down in the questionnaire by pollster.Results: The stated complaints were mainly musculoskeletal, visual and mental. These problems increased with the daily duration of computer use. In addition, problems originating from work environment and negatively affecting computer users were very high.Conclusion: In order to decrease the health problems of computer users, ergonomic deficiencies of work environment must be corrected and personnel educated with regard to healthy computer usage.