Prevalência de dor na região lombar e fatores associados nos policiais militares do 8º Batalhão de Polícia Militar do Rio Grande do Norte.

• Autor(a) principal: Cardoso, Edeildo Simplício
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFRN
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/34039
• topic: Dor lombar. Epidemiologia. Saúde do trabalhador. Militar.; Low back pain. Epidemiology. Ocupational health. Military Personnel

Introduction: Low back pain is an important cause of suffering that may lead to disability. This study evaluated the prevalence of low back pain among military police officers of the 8th Military Police Battalion of RN, the presence of disability due to low back pain and the associated factors. Methodology: 97 military policemen were evaluated for sociodemographic data, postural changes, presence and intensity of low back pain (before and after a work shift), and level of disability by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to evaluate factors associated with ODI among subjects who presented low back pain, considering 95% CI and p <0.05. Results: The complaint of low back pain in the sample studied was 58.8% before the work shift and 89.7% after it, and 82.5% reported difficulties in daily life activities due to low back pain. Higher ODI values were positively associated with age, presence of postural changes and the higher level of pain perceived after the work shift. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of low back pain and related disability among military police officers. Preventive measures are necessary to improve the quality of life and reduce costs with future absence from their work.