Prevalence and risk factors associated with the occurrence of musculoskeletal pain in socioeducational agents

Objective: to verify the prevalence and associated factors of musculoskeletal pain in socio-educational agents. Methods: cross-sectional study with 381 socio-educational agents using a form addressing issues related to socio-demographic profile, work, habits and health, as well as musculoskeletal pa...

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Autores: Greco, Patrícia Bittencourt Toscani, Magnago, Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza, Luz, Emanuelli Mancio Ferreira da, Ongaro, Juliana Dal, Chagas, Bruna Pereira, Dullius, Angela Isabel dos Santos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Rev Rene (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/19239
Acceso en línea:http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/19239
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Work
Occupational Health
Working Conditions
Musculoskeletal Pain.
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Sumario:Objective: to verify the prevalence and associated factors of musculoskeletal pain in socio-educational agents. Methods: cross-sectional study with 381 socio-educational agents using a form addressing issues related to socio-demographic profile, work, habits and health, as well as musculoskeletal pain assessment. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics, with a significance level of 5%. Results: socio-educational agents were predominantly female (55.8%) with mean age of 44.4 years (± 8.17). The mean pain intensity score was 5.03 (± 3.12); 43.0% participants reported low/moderate pain, and 39.9%, strong/unbearable pain. Conclusion: the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was 82.9%. The associated factors were work leave of up to 24 days, psychological counseling and less than 8 daily sleeping hours.