Abstract
Introduction: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders include the musculoskeletal clinical conditions related to work. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and discomfort and to analyze the association of individual, physical/biomechanical, psychosocial, cognitive and organizational risk factors in a beverage company.
Methods: Observational and cross-sectional study carried out in all sectors of a beverage company. The following questionnaires were applied: sociodemographic information, the Nordic questionnaire, Corlett's Body Map, Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the Work Ability Index, the Need for Recovery Scale, and the Quick Exposure Check - Br. The analysis was performed by the associations using Fisher's Exact Test and logistic regression using the Odds Ratio (OR) (p < 0.05, 95% Confidence Interval).
Results: A total of 100 volunteers participated in the study. The sample has predominance of male (69%), mean age of 33.76 years. 57% of the participants reported musculoskeletal pain/discomfort, mainly in the region of the lumbar spine, of moderate intensity. Individual factors such as age over 40 years (OR 7.40; 1.87–29.25), time in function (OR 4.12; 1.43–11.84), absenteeism (OR 7.35; 2.68–20.14), non-adherence to workplace exercises (OR 2.95; 1,28–6.80). SF-36 questionnaire Functional Capacity (OR 6.13; 2.34–16.06), Physical Aspects (OR 10.25; 2.23–46.97), Social Aspects (OR 4.96; 1.89–12.99), Mental Health (OR 3.01; 1.27–7.11), Pain (OR 77.68; 9.93–607.20) and General Health Status (OR 5.17; 1.88–14.16), Work Ability Index questionnaire (OR10.45; 3.58–30.47) and Need for Recovery Scale OR3.40; 1.38–8.36) were associated with musculoskeletal pain/discomfort.
Conclusions: Emphasis in workplace exercises, pauses, physical activities and mental/psychosocial support are mandatory in addition to ergonomics preventive approach.
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Fonseca, M.d.C.R., Castro, V.R., Lopes, E.R.C., Martins, L.V., Mauad, L.D.S. (2021). Musculoskeletal Complaints and Their Associations with Health and Work-Related Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Beverage Company. In: Black, N.L., Neumann, W.P., Noy, I. (eds) Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021). IEA 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 222. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74611-7_103
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