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Low back pain (LBP) is highly likely to occur among garment workers because of the fact that they are subjected to prolonged periods of inactivity sitting in non-ergonomic chairs. The ergonomic chair intervention can be regarded as effective in terms of decreasing the level of discomfort and enhancing the comfort at work. The objective of this community service activity was to minimize the risk of LBP by providing ergonomic chairs and posture education in the form of anthropometry to the garment workers. The intervention was done with 22 garment workers in May 2025 and the intervention involved the provision of the ergonomic chairs based on the anthropometric data of the workers. To assess the body posture, the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) was used and to determine the level of disability caused by LBP, the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was used, where the assessments were done immediately and two weeks after the intervention. The results were found to have significantly improved as the RULA score (a 5.36 to 4.14) and LBP score (a 19.73 to 8.09) dropped by 22.8% and 59.0% respectively which indicated an improvement in the working posture and the reduction in musculoskeletal complaints respectively. The ergonomic chair aided in staying in a more upright and natural sitting position thus alleviating pressure on the spine and back muscles. On the whole, the intervention was useful in the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders and enhancing the comfort of workers, which is an effective ergonomic solution to the garment industry.

Kegiatan pengabdian ini menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan kursi ergonomis yang dirancang berdasarkan data antropometri penjahit efektif menurunkan risiko low back pain (LBP) pada pekerja konveksi.Terjadi penurunan skor RULA dari rerata 5,36 menjadi 4,14 dan penurunan skor low back pain dari 19,73 menjadi 8,09.Intervensi ini memberikan dampak positif terhadap kenyamanan, kesehatan muskuloskeletal, serta semangat kerja penjahit.

Berdasarkan hasil penelitian ini, beberapa saran penelitian lanjutan dapat diajukan. Pertama, penelitian lebih lanjut dapat dilakukan untuk mengevaluasi efektivitas jangka panjang dari penggunaan kursi ergonomis terhadap penurunan risiko gangguan muskuloskeletal pada pekerja konveksi, dengan periode observasi yang lebih panjang dari dua minggu. Kedua, studi komparatif dapat dilakukan dengan membandingkan efektivitas berbagai jenis kursi ergonomis yang berbeda, termasuk kursi dengan fitur penyesuaian yang lebih canggih, untuk menentukan desain kursi yang paling optimal bagi pekerja konveksi. Ketiga, penelitian kualitatif dapat dilakukan untuk menggali lebih dalam persepsi dan pengalaman pekerja konveksi terhadap penggunaan kursi ergonomis, termasuk faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi kepatuhan penggunaan dan dampak psikologis dari peningkatan kenyamanan kerja. Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat memberikan informasi yang lebih komprehensif untuk pengembangan solusi ergonomi yang lebih efektif dan berkelanjutan di industri konveksi.

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