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...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
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