Distribution of Number, Location of Pain and Comorbidities, and Determinants of Work Limitations among Firefighters

Autor: Goris Nazari, Temitope A. Osifeso, Joy C. MacDermid
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Rehabilitation Research and Practice, Vol 2020 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-2867
2090-2875
DOI: 10.1155/2020/1942513
Popis: Introduction. The unique demands of firefighting results in acute, recurrent, or chronic pain complications. We aimed to describe the percentage distribution of number and location of painful sites among FFs and determine whether work limitations differed based on the number or location of painful sites, age, and/or sex. Methods. About 325 firefighters completed a work limitation questionnaire (WLQ-26) and a checklist to indicate painful regions of the body using either a paper format or an online survey. A one-way ANOVA was employed to analyze the transformed work limitation scores; this was a two-sided test with a significance level of 45 years of age experienced more physical work limitations than FFs≤45years (mean difference: 0.74/10; 95% CI .19-1.29; p=0.008). Conclusions. The majority of firefighters reported having at least one painful site and indicated the spine as the most common painful location. Age, the number of painful sites, and location of pain were identified as a potential contributor to physical/mental and work output limitations.
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