Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomic Factors among the Cabin Crews of the National Airline of Bangladesh
Introduction: Cabin crews on aircraft are at risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders as a result of their workload and the nature of their profession. This study is an attempt to identify work-related musculoskeletal disorders suffered by cabin crews and the associated ergonomic factors. Method...
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| author | Sk Akhtar Ahmad Taslima Akhtar Mahmud Hossain Faruquee Saika Nizam Rabeya Yasmin Sarmin Sultana Israt Jahan Ali Kamal Mostofa Rubel AKM Masum Ul Alam |
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| description | Introduction: Cabin crews on aircraft are at risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders as a result of their workload and the nature of their profession. This study is an attempt to identify work-related musculoskeletal disorders suffered by cabin crews and the associated ergonomic factors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among the cabin crews. The cabin crews, regardless of gender, who had worked at least one year, were selected by simple random sampling. A total of 246 cabin crews were the respondents in this study. A Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to assess the respondents' MSDs. To determine the predictors of MSDs, a binary logistic regression analysis was performed. Results: Out of 246 cabin crew, 55.3% were males, and the mean age was 39.83±9.289 years. The mean flight duration was 85 hours, and the maximum flying hours was 123. Of the total participating crews, more than half (55.7%) suffered from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The common sites of MSDs were the low back, shoulder, neck, and knee joints. Poor ergonomic factors such the increasing age and flight duration were also contributing factors to MSDs. Conclusion: The study revealed that over half of the cabin crew suffered from work-related musculoskeletal disorders. A number of ergonomic factors, including age and flight duration, were found to be associated with MSDs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8781f978095b4c749f9e625d9d027d7b2022-12-22T01:35:52ZindUniversitas AirlanggaThe Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health2301-80462540-78722022-07-0111216116710.20473/ijosh.v11i2.2022.161-16725635Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomic Factors among the Cabin Crews of the National Airline of BangladeshSk Akhtar Ahmad0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0025-2673Taslima Akhtar1Mahmud Hossain Faruquee2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5708-4431Saika Nizam3Rabeya Yasmin4Sarmin Sultana5Israt Jahan6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7546-4075Ali Kamal Mostofa Rubel7AKM Masum Ul Alam8Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Health Sciences, BangladeshChief Medical Officer, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, BangladeshDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Health Sciences, BangladeshDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Health Sciences, BangladeshDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Health Sciences, BangladeshDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Health Sciences, BangladeshDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Health Sciences, BangladeshDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Health Sciences, BangladeshDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Health Sciences, BangladeshIntroduction: Cabin crews on aircraft are at risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders as a result of their workload and the nature of their profession. This study is an attempt to identify work-related musculoskeletal disorders suffered by cabin crews and the associated ergonomic factors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among the cabin crews. The cabin crews, regardless of gender, who had worked at least one year, were selected by simple random sampling. A total of 246 cabin crews were the respondents in this study. A Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to assess the respondents' MSDs. To determine the predictors of MSDs, a binary logistic regression analysis was performed. Results: Out of 246 cabin crew, 55.3% were males, and the mean age was 39.83±9.289 years. The mean flight duration was 85 hours, and the maximum flying hours was 123. Of the total participating crews, more than half (55.7%) suffered from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The common sites of MSDs were the low back, shoulder, neck, and knee joints. Poor ergonomic factors such the increasing age and flight duration were also contributing factors to MSDs. Conclusion: The study revealed that over half of the cabin crew suffered from work-related musculoskeletal disorders. A number of ergonomic factors, including age and flight duration, were found to be associated with MSDs.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJOSH/article/view/31310airlinescrewsergonomic factorsmusculoskeletal disordersbangladesh |
| spellingShingle | Sk Akhtar Ahmad Taslima Akhtar Mahmud Hossain Faruquee Saika Nizam Rabeya Yasmin Sarmin Sultana Israt Jahan Ali Kamal Mostofa Rubel AKM Masum Ul Alam Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomic Factors among the Cabin Crews of the National Airline of Bangladesh The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health airlines crews ergonomic factors musculoskeletal disorders bangladesh |
| title | Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomic Factors among the Cabin Crews of the National Airline of Bangladesh |
| title_full | Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomic Factors among the Cabin Crews of the National Airline of Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomic Factors among the Cabin Crews of the National Airline of Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomic Factors among the Cabin Crews of the National Airline of Bangladesh |
| title_short | Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomic Factors among the Cabin Crews of the National Airline of Bangladesh |
| title_sort | musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomic factors among the cabin crews of the national airline of bangladesh |
| topic | airlines crews ergonomic factors musculoskeletal disorders bangladesh |
| url | https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJOSH/article/view/31310 |
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