SeyyedMehdi Razavi; Ahmad Bashteni; Shokrollah Zarghani; Yaser Tabaraee
Volume 20, Issue 5 , March and April 2014, , Pages 766-772
Abstract
Introduction: Now a days, musculoskeletal disorders are of a great concern in job health issues and their prevalence are relatively high among various occupations. On the other hand, agriculture is one of the most important production sections which have great roles in creating new jobs, and if these ...
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Introduction: Now a days, musculoskeletal disorders are of a great concern in job health issues and their prevalence are relatively high among various occupations. On the other hand, agriculture is one of the most important production sections which have great roles in creating new jobs, and if these sections pay well attention, it can help in renewing economic growth, independency, and self-efficiency in our country. In the agricultural sections the workers do hard physical jobs, so these persons encounter musculoskeletal disorders more than the others.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was a cross-sectional one which performed among 400 farmers in Sabzevar. The data were gathered through Nordic Standard Questionnaire in which a group of trained persons completed it by interviewing. Gathered data were analyzed through statistical tests by the use of SPSS, v.16.
Results: The prevalence rate of musculoskeletal disorders in one or both knees, the waist and one or both feet and finally the ankle during one year was 52%, 46.5 and 27%, respectively. The result showed that during the last year, there was a significant relation between pain in waist and individuals’ weight (p = 0.033), pain in one or both knees and their age (p= 0.0001), pain in one or both knees and the height (0.036) and pain in shoulders and age (p=0.028).
Conclusion: The results showed that there is a significant relation between the musculoskeletal disorders in farmers and their demographic characteristics like weight, age and the height.
Hossein Amjad Sardrodi; Vali Sarsangi; Mohammad Normohammadi; Esmaeil Zarei; Ali Dormohammadi; Mehdi Asghari
Volume 20, Issue 4 , January and February 2014, , Pages 521-529
Abstract
Background and aims: Development and rapid increase of computer usage in all aspects of industry and society has been caused remarkable increase in musculoskeletal disorders of upper limbs. So, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of upper musculoskeletal limbs disorders, to assess potential ...
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Background and aims: Development and rapid increase of computer usage in all aspects of industry and society has been caused remarkable increase in musculoskeletal disorders of upper limbs. So, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of upper musculoskeletal limbs disorders, to assess potential risk to them and their relations with demographic characteristics among computer users of a power company`s Computer Users.
Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional and descriptive - analytic study, all computer users who worked in official units (60 people) of a power company that had entry criteria were chosen in 1390. In this study, Nordic questionnaire and RULA method were used. Data gathering was analyzed by applying SPSS13 software, statistical tests, Chi-Square and Independent Sample T- test.
Results: The results of the questionnaire revealed that the most pain was related to back (80.00%), neck (73.30%), arms/ wrists (73.30%), and shoulder (46.70%) respectively, in past year. There was also significant relation between the outbreak of back musculoskeletal disorders with age variations, job experience, and users` length (p