Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Bus and Truck Drivers
Background: Heavy vehicle drivers are at risk of musculoskeletal disorders due to risk factors that are present in their job. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders in bus and truck drivers. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carrie...
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Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran
2017-10-01
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| author | Kamal ad-Din Abedi Ebrahim Darvishi Sara Karimi Hossein Ebrahimi Reza Charkhandaz Yeganeh Sonya Salimi |
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| description | Background: Heavy vehicle drivers are at risk of musculoskeletal disorders due to risk factors that are present in their job. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders in bus and truck drivers. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 275 bus and 272 truck drivers using random sampling method. Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) was used to assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders. All analysis was performed by R software. Results: The mean age of bus and truck drivers was 42.74 and 39.76 years, respectively. In total, 26.9% of bus drivers and 31.6% of truck drivers reported pain in one of their nine body parts at least once during the previous year. The waist and knee with a prevalence of over 17% had the highest frequency. The results showed high frequency of exposure to vibration and smoking in the both groups. About 61% of drivers in both groups reported lack of job satisfaction. Conclusion: The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, especially low back pain in drivers was high. It seems that the development of an appropriate program for improving occupational health in drivers especially ergonomic interventions is necessary. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d94b63c4d804c80809b2718924ed9da2022-12-21T23:47:20ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, IranArchives of Occupational Health2588-30702588-36902017-10-01112328Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Bus and Truck DriversKamal ad-Din Abedi0Ebrahim Darvishi1Sara Karimi2Hossein Ebrahimi3Reza Charkhandaz Yeganeh4Sonya Salimi5 Environmental Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, Kordestan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Environmental Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, Kordestan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran• Occupational Health Department, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Occupational Health Department, Faculty of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran• 6 Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran• 7 Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran• Background: Heavy vehicle drivers are at risk of musculoskeletal disorders due to risk factors that are present in their job. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders in bus and truck drivers. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 275 bus and 272 truck drivers using random sampling method. Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) was used to assess the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders. All analysis was performed by R software. Results: The mean age of bus and truck drivers was 42.74 and 39.76 years, respectively. In total, 26.9% of bus drivers and 31.6% of truck drivers reported pain in one of their nine body parts at least once during the previous year. The waist and knee with a prevalence of over 17% had the highest frequency. The results showed high frequency of exposure to vibration and smoking in the both groups. About 61% of drivers in both groups reported lack of job satisfaction. Conclusion: The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, especially low back pain in drivers was high. It seems that the development of an appropriate program for improving occupational health in drivers especially ergonomic interventions is necessary.http://aoh.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-28-6&slc_lang=en&sid=1Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Human Engineering Automobile Driving |
| spellingShingle | Kamal ad-Din Abedi Ebrahim Darvishi Sara Karimi Hossein Ebrahimi Reza Charkhandaz Yeganeh Sonya Salimi Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Bus and Truck Drivers Archives of Occupational Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Human Engineering Automobile Driving |
| title | Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Bus and Truck Drivers |
| title_full | Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Bus and Truck Drivers |
| title_fullStr | Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Bus and Truck Drivers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Bus and Truck Drivers |
| title_short | Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Bus and Truck Drivers |
| title_sort | risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders in bus and truck drivers |
| topic | Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Human Engineering Automobile Driving |
| url | http://aoh.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-28-6&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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