Distúrbios osteomusculares e qualidade de vida em trabalhadores envolvidos com transporte de pacientes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate musculoskeletal symptoms, quality of life and tasks perceived as most tiring by health care workers performing a patient transfer service for a city hall administration in the countryside of São Paulo state. A questionnaire was used for collecting demographic and occupational data; an instrument derived from the "Nordic Questionnaire"; a questionnaire to evaluate quality of life (SF 36) and the BORG scale. In this study, 82% workers reported at least one musculoskeletal symptom over the twelve previous months. Quality of life was affected in the following aspects: pain, social aspects, and vitality. Workers felt that all tasks related to patient transfer required intense physical effort which compromised their musculoskeletal system.

Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among nursing surgery teams

“…Similar studies show a high occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders in nursing professionals over the previous 12 months, where the predominance of pain is localized in the upper limbs between 80% to 93%. 6,10,18,19 This data confirms the study by Alencar et al 4 who found symptoms of musculoskeletal pains over the previous 30 days in 62.7% of the workers, with the most prevalent pains in the lumbar and cervical regions, in the shoulders, and in the knees. The pace of work, time pressure, and insufficiency of employees for the demand also influenced the presence of musculoskeletal pain, which leads to the conclusion that factors related to the organization of work had influenced musculoskeletal disorders.…”

“…23,24 In relation to the quality of life, the present study showed that the group that reported musculoskeletal pain had significantly worse indices in the domains of functional capacity, physical aspects, pain, vitality, social aspects, and mental health. Corroborating these findings, the study by Célia et al 19 with nursing professionals found various aspects that are compromised in the quality of life, especially pain, social aspects, and vitality. In the study by Oler et al 11 with nursing professionals from the Surgical Center, the results point out that the quality of life was affected in the domains of pain, vitality, social aspects, physical aspects, and mental health, which clearly shows that the musculoskeletal pain is an important factor in the quality of life of surgical nursing professionals.…”

Sintomas de distúrbios osteomusculares em bancários de Pelotas e região: prevalência e fatores associados

“…O instrumento utilizado foi capaz de revelar cinco situações na avaliação de distúrbios osteomusculares, e todas elas apresentaram percentuais importantes, variando de 19% (ter que evitar trabalho devido à dor) a 60% (ocorrência de dor nos últimos 12 meses) (Tabela 2). Tais achados apóiam-se no fato de se ter utilizado um instrumento validado e referido por diversos estudos, principalmente em saúde do trabalhador, com destaque para as categorias de motoristas, enfermeiros, dentistas e industriários [11][12][13][14] .…”

Avaliação de uma cadeira de banho utilizada em ambiente hospitalar: uma abordagem ergonômica

“…Recentemente, têm se observado uma preocupação dos profissionais de enfermagem com a própria saúde, buscando melhores condições de vida e trabalho. Inúmeros estudos têm demonstrado que a equipe de enfermagem apresenta uma elevada ocorrência de lesões músculo-esqueléticas, principalmente as algias vertebrais (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) . Essas lesões são causadas por diversos fatores interrelacionados, como o tipo de atividades ocupacionais associadas às condições ergonômicas inadequadas (8,9) .…”

“…Pesquisas têm mostrado que equipamentos especiais e adequados usados no transporte e movimentação dos pacientes podem diminuir o esforço físico dos trabalhadores de enfermagem, reduzindo, conseqüentemente, o risco de lesões e algias na coluna vertebral (3,7,(15)(16)(17) , além de satisfazerem as necessidades de conforto e segurança dos pacientes. Um desses equipamentos é a cadeira de banho.…”