Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a series of changes in people's daily activities. Among them, education was one of the most affected since there was a mandatory transition from face-to-face to virtual education, even though some educational institutions carried out this practice. Although the study centers had optimal clothing so their students could receive their classes properly, this would not necessarily be fulfilled at home, affecting their health or academic performance. Therefore, this research focuses on this problem to identify the most relevant ergonomic risk factors and their future implications through a structural analysis using the MICMAC software. It then deepens into the most critical factors and examines possible future scenarios in 5 years. The results found that the most likely scenario is where students do not maintain good ergonomic practices, and their health could be compromised. However, the following most likely scenario shows an opposite scenario, in which it is hoped that this research will serve as a basis for other studies so that the ideal scenario becomes a possible reality.