Subjective Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Women Workers.
- Author:
Mee Young GEE
1
;
Jung Soon MOON
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. jsmoon@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Women Workers;
Musculoskeletal Disorder
- MeSH:
Female;
Human Body;
Humans;
Lower Extremity;
Neck;
Prevalence;
Shoulder;
Single Person
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2007;18(4):634-642
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders in women workers. METHOD: From February to April, 2006, 292 women workers working in 16 companies were surveyed using KOSHA CODE (H-30-2003). RESULT: Of the workers, 84.0% had at least one musculoskeletal disorder. The mean score of the severity of musculoskeletal disorder symptoms was 7.41 out of 25. As for the prevalence rate by body part, shoulder was the most common and severe body part of musculoskeletal disorders, and significant differences were shown in neck, shoulder, and lower limb according to the type of working. The severity of married workers was significantly higher than that of unmarried ones. Significant difference was shown in the severity of disorders by the type of working and in body parts according to the type of working. CONCLUSION: The self-reported symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders were very frequent in women workers, but the severity of the symptoms was relatively low, suggesting the early symptoms of disorders. Specifically, given the highly frequent self-reported symptoms in the shoulder part found in married women workers, intensive prevention is recommended. Furthermore, an ergonomic aspect should be concerned to consider physical characteristics of women workers.
