Study of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Pain and Health-related Quality of Life among Hospital Workers
10.18857/jkpt.2019.31.5.304
- Author:
Giwon KIM
1
;
Chun Sun LEE
;
Kyunghee LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Korea University, Ansan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Work-related musculoskeletal pain;
Health-related quality of life;
Hospital workers
- MeSH:
Dental Hygienists;
Gyeonggi-do;
Hand;
Humans;
Musculoskeletal Pain;
Neck;
Occupations;
Physical Therapists;
Prevalence;
Quality of Life;
Seoul;
Shoulder;
Wrist
- From:
Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
2019;31(5):304-310
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study examined the work-related musculoskeletal pain and quality of life of hospital workers.METHODS: Self-reported questionnaires were sent to 350 hospital workers at Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, of which 341 were returned. The questionnaire had four items that covered the demographic information, areas of musculoskeletal problems, pain rating scale, and quality of life. The analysis was completed using descriptive statistic, and the differences between pain and demographic variables were identified using a chi-square test. The differences between the type of occupation and quality of life were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance and a Kruskal-Wallis test.RESULTS: The 12-month prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal pain was 86.1% of physical therapists, 86.5% of occupational therapists, 77.1% of dental hygienists, and 75.8% of nurses. A significant difference in the general and work related variables was observed between the subject with a physical burden and type of occupation. The most affected pain sites of the physical therapist included low back, hand and wrist, shoulder, and neck. The occupational therapists included the hand and wrist, shoulder, neck, but the nurses and dental hygienists reported the shoulder, back, hand and wrist. A significant difference in the quality of life was noted between the subjects in physical therapists and dental hygienists and the subjects in the nurses and occupational therapists (p=0.00).CONCLUSION: These findings show that hospital workers appear to be high risk for work-related musculoskeletal pain, and the quality of life of physical therapists and nurses was higher than that of dental hygienists and occupational therapists.
