Prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among family health strategy workers

• Autor(a) principal: Santana, Marcos Paulo Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Almeida, Milena Maria Cordeiro de, Santos, Kionna Oliveira Bernardes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3002
• topic: Trabalhador de saúde; Dor musculoesquelética; Estratégia saúde da família; Atenção básica à saúde; Estratégia da Saúde da Família; Saúde do Trabalhador da Saúde; Atenção Básica à Saúde; Personal de salud; Dolor musculoesquelético; Estrategia de salud familiar; Atención primaria de salud; Health worker; Musculoskeletal pain; Family health strategy; Primary health care

This cross-sectional descriptive study assesses the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among Family Health Strategy (FHS) works. Data was collected with 106 FHS workers at a Sanitary District of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, using the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Most workers were women, employed as community health workers, with complete secondary education, Black, single, between 25 and 35 years old, working as civil servants, and with more than ten years of service. Upper and lower limbs showed the highest prevalence of symptoms, but all anatomical regions reported symptom prevalence above 47%. These regions were also associated with the greatest causes of inability to work. Workers reported performing repetitive movements at work, walking for long periods, and handling excessive weight; nonetheless, they reported satisfaction and moderate ability to perform tasks. Of the total sample, 22.6% received diagnosis of occupational disease, and 10.4% reported occupational accident. Besides occupational diseases and accidents, results showed a high prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and inability to work among FHS workers, which may be related to the occupational physical demands described. The paper broadens the understanding on the health of these workers and recommends further investigations regarding the relationship between work and health in Primary Care, especially on the factors associated with the work processes, enabling surveillance and prevention actions in occupational health.