Work-Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Building Construction Workers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Autor: Meo SA; Sultan Ayoub Meo, MBBS, PhD, FRCP, Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alsaaran ZF; Zaid Fahad Alsaaran, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alshehri MK; Moayad Khalid Alshehri, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Azam Khashougji M; Mohammed Azam Khashougji, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Almeterk AA; Abdul Aziz Zayed Almeterk, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Almutairi SF; Saif Fraj Almutairi, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Alsaeed SF; Saad Fahad Alsaeed, MBBS St, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Pakistan journal of medical sciences [Pak J Med Sci] 2013 Nov; Vol. 29 (6), pp. 1394-9.
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.296.4052
Abstrakt: Objectives: To investigate the work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among building construction workers.
Methods: Total 389 apparently healthy, male volunteers were selected with mean age 34.56±8.33 years and a mean working duration in building construction as 5.76±2.68 years. Musculoskeletal complaints were recorded through a detailed clinical interview and comprehensive questionnaire.
Results: Substantial number of building construction workers developed musculoskeletal symptoms including neck pain 29 (7.5%), shoulder pain 41(10.5%), upper back pain 24(6.2%), lower back pain 64 (16.5%), legs pain 93 (23.9%), feet pain 52 (13.4%), head heaviness 44 (11.3%) and whole body fatigue 78 (20.1%). These complaints were significantly associated with long-term duration-response in building construction industry. Furthermore, cigarette smokers had little higher percentage of musculoskeletal complaints compared to non-smoker companions.
Conclusions: Building construction occupation is a prolific source of musculoskeletal ailments and complaints were significantly increased with long-term working duration in building construction industry.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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