Functional health and perceived exertion in artisanal fishermen working offshore

Autor:	Kristian Madeira, Emanuela da Silva Souza, Willians Cassiano Longen, Maria Inês Rodrigues de Figueiró, Taís Sparremberger Justo
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Visual analogue scale Fishing Context (language use) Fishing net Perceived exertion Low back pain work Work (electrical) fishery Physiology (medical) Scale (social sciences) medicine Original Article workers’ health medicine.symptom Psychology Socioeconomics low back pain
Zdroj:	Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho
ISSN:	2447-0147 1679-4435
DOI:	10.47626/1679-4435-2020-523
Popis:	INTRODUCTION: Fishing is a common means of obtaining raw materials for the food industry and drives a large economic market. OBJECTIVES: This field study aimed to evaluate functional health and work overload in artisanal fishermen. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 42 workers from Zone 18 fishing community in Passo de Torres, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The collected data included presence of pain and its location on a Corlett body diagram, pain severity measured with a visual analog scale, perceived exertion measured with a Borg scale, and grip and lumbar strength measured with dynamometers. RESULTS: Forty percent of fishermen had low back pain and 26% had low back muscle weakness. Perceived exertion was greater in the activity of pulling out the fishing net. DISCUSSION: This professional category requires greater attention with health policies that consider the actual context of their job.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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