Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among schoolteachers

Souza, Cícero Santos; Cardoso, Jefferson Paixão; Aguiar, Amanda Pacheco; Macêdo, Marina Mascarenhas Santa Rosa; Oliveira, Juliana da Silva

doi:10.47626/1679-4435-2020-545

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“…Gender wise, this study result showed that there are more male suffers than female from upper back pain within the academic staff group, while among the nonacademic staff, there was no difference between male sufferers and female. This finding was in contrast with the finding of (Alias et al, 2020) and (Souza et al, 2021), where more female than male sufferers were reported respectively. The difference noted could be attributed to differences in sample sizes, difference in level of awareness and knowledge of work station ergonomics.…”

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Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders from Gender Perspective among Staff of Bishop Stuart University

Ogbe¹,

Kazibwe

Anne

2023

J. dev. educ. technol.

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In this work, various work-related musculoskeletal disorders were conscientiously studied from a gender perspective among the staff of Bishop Stuart University. A total of 112 staff members consented to participate in the study. 62 were females and 50 were males. The majority of our participants were within the age range of 30-39. The academic staff were 68 and the non-academic staff were 44. The Krejcie and Morgan Table of 1970 was used to determine the sample size. The supporting staff members, visiting lecturers, and part-time staff were excluded from the study. The study was cross-sectional and the tool of data collection was Self structured, validated questionnaire. The data collection exercise lasted for 6 weeks, after which the collected data were analysed with SPSS version 25. The results revealed Low back pain, blurred vision, upper back pain, neck pain and shoulder/wrist pain were the common work-related musculoskeletal disorders suffered by the staff members. The study findings revealed that more male academic staff members suffered from work-related musculoskeletal disorders than their female counterparts. Conversely, the result of the study showed also that among the non-academic staff, there were more female sufferers of work-related musculoskeletal disorders than their male counterparts. Nevertheless, it was also noted that there was a concatenation of factors among other things that brought about the work-related musculoskeletal disorders, among staff members judging from Ergonomics standpoint. Such concatenation of factors was poor ergonomic knowledge application at workstation practices, lack of orientation on ergonomics, ergonomically designed working environment, etc.

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Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders from Gender Perspective among Staff of Bishop Stuart University

Ogbe¹,

Kazibwe

Anne

2023

J. dev. educ. technol.

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“…Our study also found differences in MSD by age. People over 45 years of age have reported higher prevalences of MSD in different body parts, which may have a direct relationship with the human body’s aging process ( 45 ). However, our study found a higher prevalence in the lower and upper back areas in younger people (under 45 years of age), which could be related to lifestyle changes due to the lockdown imposed during the pandemic.…”

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Musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life for Chilean teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic at the academic year-end

Vega-Fernández,

Gonzalez-Torres,

Solis-Soto

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionSchoolteachers have reported multiple demands contributing to poor perceptions regarding their quality of life and high rates of musculoskeletal disorders. However, there are few studies about the association between musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life from the end of the academic period during the COVID-19 pandemic.ObjectiveEvaluate musculoskeletal disorders rates and their association with quality of life perceptions among teachers from the last academic period during the COVID-19 pandemic.Participants and methodsA total sample of 161 Chilean schoolteachers was included in a cross-sectional study musculoskeletal disorders prevalence was evaluated using the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire, and quality of life was evaluated through the Short-Form 12 Health Survey Instrument. A logistic regression was applied to evaluate the association between musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life perceptions adjusted by gender, age, and contract type.Results98% of teachers have suffered from some type of musculoskeletal disorders during the last 12 months, and 64% have had six or more painful regions. Women showed a higher musculoskeletal disorders rate than men. The group of teachers with the most musculoskeletal disorders (≥p50) saw significantly greater risk of low scores on the physical (OR: 2.16; p < 0.05) and mental components (OR: 4.86; p < 0.01) of quality of life, regardless of gender, age, and contract type.ConclusionHigh musculoskeletal disorders rates suggest that preventive and informative actions must be taken regarding these disorders in order to protect teachers’ mental and physical health, considering the effects of the school year and the COVID-19 health crisis.

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“…Several risk factors may contribute to the development of WRMSDs among dumper operators, such as individual characteristics—age and body mass index 12 , 13 , work-related factors—job demand and job control 14 , the physical environment of the mine, the ergonomics design of the dumper truck, and management practices 13 . Recent studies have identified the risk factors associated with WRMSDs among mine workers 15 – 18 .…”

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Structural equation modelling of work related musculoskeletal disorders among dumper operators

Kar,

Aruna,

Kunar

2023

Sci Rep

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The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of personal factors, habitual factors, and work-related factors on work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) among dumper operators. In total, 248 dumper operators working in an iron ore mine were considered for this study. A questionnaire was developed and administered to collect dumper operators' personal, habitual, and work-related data. The reliability of the questionnaire was cross-checked by Cronbach alpha and the test–retest method. The values of Cronbach alpha for all latent variables were above 0.7, and the correlation coefficient of the questionnaire items at Time 1 and Time 2 was above 0.82. After verifying the validity (i.e., convergent and divergent) of the questionnaire data, the relationship between the factors under consideration was examined by structural equation modeling (SEM). The SEM demonstrated a moderate fit, with $$\frac{{\upchi }^{2}}{df}$$ χ 2 df value of 1.386, comparative fit index (CFI) of 0.86, goodness-of-fit index (GFI) of 0.72, adjusted goodness-of-fit index (AGFI) of 0.69, Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI) of 0.83, normed fit index (NFI) of 0.71 and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) of 0.051. The SEM analysis revealed a positive relationship between WRMSDs and personal factors (with path coefficient = 0.313 and p < 0.05) as well as work-related factors (with path coefficient = 0.296 and p < 0.05). However, the relationship between WRMSDs and habitual factors was not statistically significant (with path coefficient = 0.142 and p > 0.05). Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the factors that influence the prevalence of WRMSDs among dumper operators. The findings highlight the significance of personal and work-related factors by which one can make a positive decision to prevent and reduce the incidence of WRMSDs among dumper operators.

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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among schoolteachers

Cited by 9 publications

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Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders from Gender Perspective among Staff of Bishop Stuart University

Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders from Gender Perspective among Staff of Bishop Stuart University

Musculoskeletal disorders and quality of life for Chilean teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic at the academic year-end

Structural equation modelling of work related musculoskeletal disorders among dumper operators

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