Work-related stress and musculoskeletal complaints of orchestra musicians

• Autor(a) principal: Pereira,Érico Felden
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Kothe,Fausto, Bleyer,Fernanda Tolentino de Souza, Teixeira,Clarissa Stefani
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Dor
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-00132014000200112
• topic: Human development; Mental health; Musculoskeletal pain; Psychological stress; Worker's health

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Professional musicians are commonly affected by musculoskeletal discomfort. Understanding the association of such affections with psychic health may contribute to promote the health of such professionals. So, this study aimed at investigating associations between work-related stress and musculoskeletal complaints of orchestra musicians.METHODS: This study was developed with 22 orchestra musicians. Evaluation of the frequency of musculoskeletal complaints in different body regions and of work-related stress was carried out according to Theorell and Karasek's demand-control model.RESULTS: Most musculoskeletal complaints were on neck, left hemi-body and back. Forty one percent of musicians had perception of active work, with high demands (81%), high intellectual judgment (95.4%) and authority over decisions (72.7%). Musicians in general had positive perception of social support. Workers with work perception with major stress and active had most frequent complaints. Factors were presented with questions which may be allocated for future ergonomic interventions.CONCLUSION: A trend to more frequent muscle complaints of workers with work perception with higher demands was observed.