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Frequency of Musculoskeletal Pain Among Hospital Cleaning Workers in Tertiary Care Hospitals in Lahore.
Keywords:
Backach, Body mass index, Hospital Cleaning worker, Musculoskeletal, Pain.Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of musculoskeletal pain among hospital cleaning workers in tertiary care hospitals of Lahore.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in University of Lahore Teaching Hospital and Services Hospital Lahore from 3rd Septemberer 2019 to 22nd February 2020. Hospital cleaning workers of either gender and all ages fulfilling the inclusion criteria were interviewed face to fac for musculoskeletal pain complaints.The data were collected using Nordic Questionnaire and analyzed through descriptive and analytical statistics.Frequency of musculoskeletal pain in workers with normal body mass index(BMI) and those with increased BMI was compared and P value was calculated with Chi-square test(P value <0.05 was considered significant).
Results:We interviewed 130 hospital cleaning workers. There were 73 (56.2%) females and 57 (43.8%) males. The mean age was 38±11.7 years.Majority(80.8%,n=105) of the hospital cleaning workers had musculoskeletal pain while only 25(19.2%) had no pain. The pain was moderate in intensity 59 (45.3%) and sever in 46 (35.4%) workers. Low backach was reported in 31 (23.8%) workers,knee pain in 15(11.5%) and neck and shoulder pain in 14(10.7%) workers. Majority(53.8%,n=70) of cleaning workers did not missed their duty during the previous week inspite of musculoskeletal pain.The frequency of musculoskeletal pain was more in overweight and obese workers than normal weight workers.(P value 0.001)
Conclusion:The frequency of musculoskeletal pain among hospital cleaning workers was very high.Overweight and obese workers were more prone to had musculoskeletal pain.
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