Musculoskeletal disorders self-reported between urban cleaning workers

• Autor(a) principal: Sousa, Milena Nunes Alves de
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Ferreira, Kamilla Gualberto, Marinho, Débora Araújo, Gomes, Givanete Alves, Ramos, Yoly Sousa, Andrade, Monica de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Produção Online
• Texto Completo: https://www.producaoonline.org.br/rpo/article/view/2391
• topic: Urban Cleaning. Cumulative Trauma Disorders. Prevalence.; Limpeza Urbana. Transtornos Traumáticos Cumulativos. Prevalência.

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the prevalence of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders among workers in urban cleaning. A descriptive study of prevalence with quantitative approach and was conducted in Patos- PB with 38 agents of local urban cleaning (60.1% of the research universe). Data collection was carried out between the months September-October from the application of two questionnaires. The first included social, demographic, and clinical professionals of respondents and the second was validated instrument called Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 21 and held descriptive and inferential statistics (Spearman nonparametric correlation and correlation biserial). It was accepted as statistically significant at p <0.05. It was found that the prevalence of self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms by the sample was 45.9% (n = 18), given these workers reported the presence of pain, tingling and numbness in the body over the past 12 months, with greater involvement in lumbar (10.5%). Also, 15.8% (n = 6) reported impediment to perform normal activities in the last 12 months as a result of these problems, as well as consulted health professional in the last 12 months by musculoskeletal problems and had a musculoskeletal problem in the past seven days. There were significant prevalence of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders among the agents of urban cleaning. The scenario requires interventions in the field of health promotion at work.