Musculoskeletal complaints could occur in parts of skeletal muscle ranging from very mild to very severe. If skeletal muscles receive static loads for a long time, muscle pain can occur. Street sweeper is a person whose job is to clean the road by using a broom. This study was aimed to determine whether there were relationships between work position and age and musculoskeletal complaints among street sweepers at Kecamaatan Wenang, Manado. This was a descriptive study. We used REBA for measuring work position; interview for age; and Nordic body map for musculoskeletal complaints. The Spearman test of the correlation between work position and musculoskeletal complaints obtained a p-value of 0.003 and an r-value of 0.381 with sufficiently weak correlation. Moreover, the Spearman test of the correlation between age and musculoskeletal complaints showed a p-value of 0.000 and an r-value of 0.529 with a moderate correlation. In conclusion, there was a relationship between work position and musculoskeletal complaints as well as between age and musculoskeletal complaints among street sweeper at Kecamatan Wenang, Manado.Keywords: work position, age, musculoskeletal complaints Abstrak: Keluhan muskuloskeletal dirasakan oleh seseorang atau pekerja mulai dari keluhan sangat ringan sampai sangat hebat. Jika otot menerima beban statis untuk waktu yang cukup lama, maka dapat terjadi nyeri otot. Penyapu jalan bertugas untuk membersihkan jalanan dengan menggunakan sapu. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui adanya hubungan antara posisi kerja dan usia dengan keluhan muskuloskeletal pada pekerja penyapu jalan di Kecamatan Wenang Kota Manado. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk pengukuran posisi kerja ialah REBA, sedangkan untuk pengukuran usia ialah wawancara dan untuk pengukuran keluhan muskuloskeletal menggunakan nordic body map. Hasil uji korelasi Spearman antara posisi kerja dan keluhan muskuloskeletal mendapatkan nilai p=0,003 dan nilai r=0,381 dengan kolerasi cukup lemah. Selain itu hasil uji korelasi antara usia dengan keluhan muskuloskeletal mendapatkan nilai p=0,000 dan nilai r=0,529 dengan korelasi sedang. Simpulan penelitian ini yaitu terdapat hubungan bermakna antara posisi kerja dan usia dengan keluhan muskuloskeletal pada pekerja penyapu jalan di Kecamatan Wenang.Kata kunci: posisi kerja, usia, keluhan musculoskeletal
Musculoskeletal complaint in skeletal muscles could vary from mild to very severe. This study was aimed to obtain the profile of musculoskeletal complaints and their risk factors among online gamers at internet cafés in Manado. The involved risk factors were, as follows: work posture, body size, and smoking habit. This was a quantitative study with a descriptive observational method. Respondents were obtained by using non random sampling with a purposive sampling technique. There were 40 respondents involved in this study. Based on the level of musculoskeletal complaints, 3 respondents (7.5%) had mild musculoskeletal complaints, 27 respondents (67.5%) had moderate musculoskeletal complaints, and 10 respondents (25.0%) had severe musculoskeletal complaints. Based on sitting position, there were 6 respondents (15.0%) with moderate risk, 23 respondents (57.5%) with high risk, and 11 respondents (27.5%) with very high risk. Based on body size, there were 5 underweight respondents (12.5%), 30 normal weight respondents (75.0%), 3 overweight respondents (7.5%), and 2 obese respondents (5.0%). Smoking habit was found in 32 respondents (77.5%). In conclusion, most of the online gamers had moderate musculoskeletal complaints, high risk sitting position, normal weight, and smoking habit.Keywords: musculoskeletal complaints, risk factors, online gamers Abstrak: Keluhan muskuloskeletal merupakan keluhan yang dirasakan pada otot skeletal bervariasi dari yang ringan sampai ke parah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendapatkan gambaran keluhan muskuloskeletal serta faktor-faktor risikoya pada online gamer di warung internet Kota Manado. Faktor-faktor risiko yang dibahas ialah posisi kerja, ukuran tubuh, dan kebiasaan merokok. Jenis penelitian ialah kuantitatif, dengan model penelitian observasi deskriptif. Responden penelitian diperoleh menggunakan non random sampling dengan teknik purposive sampling dan didapatkan sebanyak 40 online gamer. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa berdasarkan tingkat keluhan muskuloskeletal: ringan sebanyak 3 orang (7,5%); sedang sebanyak 27 orang (67,5%); dan berat sebanyak 10 orang (25,0%). Berdasarkan posisi duduk diperoleh risiko sedang pada 6 orang (15,0%); risiko tinggi pada 23 orang (57,5%); dan risiko sangat tinggi pada 11 orang (27,5%). Berdasarkan ukuran tubuh diperoleh yang kurus berjumlah 5 orang (12,5%); normal, berjumlah 30 orang (75,0%); kegemukan, berjumlah 3 orang (7,5%); dan obesitas berjumlah 2 orang (5,0%). Berdasarkan kebiasaan merokok diperoleh yang merokok berjumlah 32 orang (77,5%) dan yang tidak merokok berjumlah 8 orang (22,5%). Simpulan penelitian ini ialah sebagian besar online gamer dengan keluhan muskuloskeletal sedang, posisi duduk berisiko tinggi, ukuran tubuh normal, dan kebiasaan merokok.Kata kunci: keluhan muskuloskeletal, faktor risiko, online gamer
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