Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health care professionals: A systematic review

被引:11
作者
Suganthirababu, Prathap [1 ]
Parveen, Ayesha [1 ]
Krishna, P. Mohan [1 ]
Sivaram, B. [1 ]
Kumaresan, A. [1 ]
Srinivasan, Vignesh [1 ]
Vishnuram, Surya [2 ]
Alagesan, Jagatheesan [1 ]
Prathap, Lavanya [3 ]
机构
[1] Saveetha Inst Med & Tech Sci, Saveetha Coll Physiotherapy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] East Point Coll Physiotherapy, East Point Grp Inst, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
[3] Saveetha Inst Med & Tech Sci, Saveetha Dent Coll, Dept Anat, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
来源
WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION | 2023年 / 74卷 / 02期
关键词
Health care professionals; occupation related disorders; body pain; neck pain; back pain; occupational safety; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PHYSICAL-THERAPISTS; DENTISTS; SURGEONS; PHYSIOTHERAPISTS;
D O I
10.3233/WOR-211041
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
BACKGROUND: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) are one of the main causes of morbidity among healthcare professionals. It has various secondary consequences on productivity by diminishing the quantity and quality of work completed by the affected personnel, in addition to having a primary impact on the individual with pain and discomfort. OBJECTIVE: The study aims to determine the overall prevalence rate of WRMSD among dentists, physiotherapists, and surgeons and also identify the commonly affected regions of the body about specific health care professions among each of the three professions, as recorded by the cross-sectional studies performed in various countries and regions of the world. METHODS: A systematic search strategy was framed following the PRISMA guidelines based on the present inclusion and exclusion criteria. A critical search of articles was conducted during June 2020 in CINAHL (DOAJ), PubMed, Google Scholar Scopus, PEDro databases and SAGE journals. RESULTS: Out of the 42 articles that met the eligibility criteria, there were 39 cross-sectional studies, 2 pilot cross-sectional surveys and 1 prospective cohort study with one-year follow-up. All studies included in this review used various survey tools for recording the demographic details and measuring the prevalence of WRMSDs and other outcome factors. CONCLUSION: We conclude that all three health care professionals (dentists, physiotherapists and surgeons) are highly prone to develop WRMSDs with surgeons and dentists being more vulnerable when compared to physiotherapists. The lower back and neck are identified as the two most commonly affected regions among all three professionals.
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页码:455 / 467
页数:13
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