Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Symptoms among teachers and their ergonomic conditions - doi: 10.5020/18061230.2012.p45

• Autor(a) principal: Branco, Jerônimo Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Giusti, Patrícia Haertel, Jansen, Karen
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/2209
• topic: Human Engineering; Faculty; Musculoskeletal System; Occupational Health; Prevalence.; Engenharia Humana; Docentes; Sistema Musculosquelético; Saúde do Trabalhador; Prevalência

Objective: To verify the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and evaluate ergonomic conditions among teachers. Methods: A quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study held in the city of Pelotas-RS, Brazil, in the period of November to December 2009. The sample was composed by 320 teachers in 6 schools. Research was accomplished by means of a socialdemographic questionnaire, a check-list for ergonomic evaluation, and the Nordic questionnaire, applied in order to evaluate the ostheomuscular symptoms. Results: 287 (89,7%) teachers referred some symptom in the last 12 months. The most affected areas were: shoulders 177 (61,6%), thoracic column 173 (60,2%) and cervical spine 163 (56,7%). Ergonomic condition of the workplace was considered unsatisfactory by the teachers. Conclusion: Ostheomuscular symptoms were found in high prevalence among teachers in Pelotas, whose ergonomic conditions are considered inappropriate, standing out the vertebral column as the most affected body part.