Author/Authors :
duray, mehmet pamukkale üniversitesi - fizik tedavi ve rehabilitasyon yo, Denizli, Turkey , yağcı, nesrin pamukkale üniversitesi - fizik tedavi ve rehabilitasyon yo, Denizli, Turkey
Abstract :
Purpose:The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and the factors associated with it on allied health personnel working at Pamukkale University. Materials and Methods:187 volunteers were included in this study except academic staff and doctors working at Pamukkale University Hospital. After the demographic data of the participants were recorded by a physiotherapist, the presence of musculoskeletal pain was assessed by Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire and the severity of the pain was measured by Visual Analogue Scale. Independent Samples t Test and Pearson Correlation Analysis were employed to analyze the obtained data. Results:The participants’ average age was 31,09±7,96. 62.6% of healthcare providers included in our research were nurses, 12.3% were medical secretaries, 11.2% were laboratorians, 10.7% were health technicians and 3.2% were emergency medical technicians. When the participants musculoskeletal pain were compared according to their service years, it was recognized that subjects who had worked over 15 years had more severe neck, low back and shoulder pain than others who had worked less than 15 years (p 0,05). However, it was determined that the trauma history had no significant effect on musculoskeletal pain (p 0,05). It was recognized that while there was no relationship between the subjects’ weekly working hours and musculoskeletal pain (p 0,05), their daily working hours on chair was related with upper back, shoulder and hip pain (p 0,05). It was also found that age was related with neck, upper back and wrist pain (p 0,05). Conclusion:Our findings showed that musculoskeletal pain of medical staff could reach very crucial levels (54%) and this situation is affected mostly by professional working years rather than professional trauma history.
