Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers of the emergency service of a tertiary hospital
Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are health problems that can lead to disability. Objective: Todetermine the factors associated with the presence of musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers inthe emergency service of the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, 2019. Methods: Descri...
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| author | Sara C. Zamora-Chávez Rolando Vásquez-Alva Consuelo Luna-Muñoz Lina Luz Carvajal-Villamizar |
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| description | Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are health problems that can lead to disability. Objective: Todetermine the factors associated with the presence of musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers inthe emergency service of the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, 2019. Methods: Descriptive,observational, cross-sectional retrospective with a quantitative approach. The survey technique wasused and the instrument was the Standard Nordic Questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statisticswere applied. Results: 129 participants, female (82.95%); median age 43 years, height 1.55m, overweightor obese (57.37%), secondary or higher education (93.80%), originating in the interior of the country(37.21%) and from Lima; 32 years lived in Lima, the median working time was 18 months, 43.41% workedin the morning and 9.30% worked in more than one place (9.30%). They presented musculoskeletal pain93.02%, pain in more than one area 75.97%, low back pain 65.12%, back pain 47.29%, neck pain (37.21%)and elbow / forearm pain 13, 18%. Only in the bivariate analysis, the working time was significant forthe presence of pain (p value=0.009). Conclusion: After performing the adjusted analysis, no factorsassociated with musculoskeletal disorders were found. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1b5408e037a431dae5fa49b9a78409c2022-12-21T20:55:53ZspaUniversidad Ricardo PalmaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana1814-54692308-05312020-07-0120338839610.25176/RFMH.v20i3.3055Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers of the emergency service of a tertiary hospitalSara C. Zamora-Chávezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7458-6249Rolando Vásquez-Alvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6009-7113Consuelo Luna-Muñozhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9205-2745Lina Luz Carvajal-Villamizarhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-5192Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are health problems that can lead to disability. Objective: Todetermine the factors associated with the presence of musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers inthe emergency service of the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, 2019. Methods: Descriptive,observational, cross-sectional retrospective with a quantitative approach. The survey technique wasused and the instrument was the Standard Nordic Questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statisticswere applied. Results: 129 participants, female (82.95%); median age 43 years, height 1.55m, overweightor obese (57.37%), secondary or higher education (93.80%), originating in the interior of the country(37.21%) and from Lima; 32 years lived in Lima, the median working time was 18 months, 43.41% workedin the morning and 9.30% worked in more than one place (9.30%). They presented musculoskeletal pain93.02%, pain in more than one area 75.97%, low back pain 65.12%, back pain 47.29%, neck pain (37.21%)and elbow / forearm pain 13, 18%. Only in the bivariate analysis, the working time was significant forthe presence of pain (p value=0.009). Conclusion: After performing the adjusted analysis, no factorsassociated with musculoskeletal disorders were found.http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/3055musculoskeletal physiological phenomenamusculoskeletal painlow back painsurveillance of the workers health |
| spellingShingle | Sara C. Zamora-Chávez Rolando Vásquez-Alva Consuelo Luna-Muñoz Lina Luz Carvajal-Villamizar Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers of the emergency service of a tertiary hospital Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana musculoskeletal physiological phenomena musculoskeletal pain low back pain surveillance of the workers health |
| title | Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers of the emergency service of a tertiary hospital |
| title_full | Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers of the emergency service of a tertiary hospital |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers of the emergency service of a tertiary hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers of the emergency service of a tertiary hospital |
| title_short | Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers of the emergency service of a tertiary hospital |
| title_sort | factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers of the emergency service of a tertiary hospital |
| topic | musculoskeletal physiological phenomena musculoskeletal pain low back pain surveillance of the workers health |
| url | http://revistas.urp.edu.pe/index.php/RFMH/article/view/3055 |
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