Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Nigerian physiotherapists.
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Nigerian physiotherapists.
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DOI：
10.1186/1471-2474-9-112
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发表时间：
2008-08-18
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Oyeyemi AL
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作者：
Adegoke BO;Akodu AK;Oyeyemi AL
众所周知，物理治疗师容易患上与工作有关的肌肉骨骼疾病（WRMD），但尼日利亚物理治疗师中的患病率尚未报告。本研究调查了尼日利亚物理治疗师中WRMD的患病率和工作因素。采用两部分问卷对尼日利亚不同地区的物理治疗师进行了横断面调查，问卷中的项目来自世界各地类似研究的问卷。217份问卷被分发给自我管理，但126名物理治疗师返回完成调查的58.1%的响应。使用SPPS版本10在α水平0.05下分析数据。在适当情况下，使用频率和百分比的描述性统计量以及x2的推断性统计量进行数据分析。尼日利亚物理治疗师报告的WRMD 12个月患病率为91.3%。女性物理治疗师（p = 0.007）和体重指数较低者（p = 0.045）的WRMD患病率显著较高。下背部（69.8%）是最常见的受累部位，其次是颈部（34.1%）。50%的物理治疗师在毕业后五年内首次经历WRMD，在30岁以下的物理治疗师中发现患病率最高（61.7%）。大多数（83.5%）受访者认为，一天内治疗大量患者是其WRMD最重要的工作因素。最常用的应对策略是治疗师修改他们的立场和/或病人的立场（64.3%）。大多数受访者（87.0%）没有离开这个行业，但62.6%的人改变和/或修改他们的治疗，因为他们的WRMD。尼日利亚物理治疗师中WRMD的患病率高于世界各地同行报告的大多数值。尼日利亚物理治疗师之间的WRMDs的应对策略和工作因素大多与其他地方的同行相似。
Physiotherapists are known to be prone to Work- related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) but its prevalence among physiotherapists in Nigeria has not been reported. This study investigated the prevalence and work factors of WRMDs among physiotherapists in Nigeria. A cross- sectional survey was administered to physiotherapists in different parts of Nigeria using a 2- part questionnaire with items adopted from questionnaires used for similar studies around the world. Two hundred and seventeen copies of the questionnaire were distributed for self administration but 126 physiotherapists returned completed surveys for a 58.1% response. The data were analyzed using SPPS version 10 at alpha level of 0.05. Descriptive statistics of frequency and percentages and inferential statistics of x2 were used as appropriate for data analysis. Reported 12- month prevalence of WRMDs among Nigerian physiotherapists was 91.3%. Prevalence of WRMDs was significantly higher in female physiotherapists (p = 0.007) and those with lower body mass index (p = 0.045). The low back (69.8%) was the most commonly affected body part, followed by the neck (34.1%). Fifty percent of the physiotherapists first experienced their WRMDs within five years of graduation and the highest prevalence (61.7%) was found among physiotherapists younger than 30 years. Treating large number of patients in a day was cited by most (83.5%) of the respondents as the most important work factor for their WRMDs. The most commonly adopted coping strategy identified was for the therapists to modify their position and/or the patient's position (64.3%). Majority of the respondents (87.0%) did not leave the profession but 62.6% changed and/or modified their treatment because of their WRMDs. The prevalence of WRMDs among physiotherapists in Nigeria is higher than most values reported for their counterparts around the world. The coping strategies and work factors of WRMDs among Nigerian physiotherapists are mostly similar to those of their counterparts elsewhere.
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