SINTOMAS DE DISTÚRBIOS OSTEOMUSCULARESEM BANCÁRIOS DE PELOTAS E REGIÃO: PREVALÊNCIA E FATORES ASSOCIADOS

by BRANDÃO, ANDRÉA GONÇALVES

The aim of this study was to know the prevalence of signs of musculoskeletaldisorders in bank workers from the city of Pelotas and region, besides to investigatemain associated factors. A cross-sectional study was carried out and the data werecollected through a self-reported questionnaire. The main outcome was the report offrequent musculoskeletal pain in three or more of ten anatomical areas investigated(Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire ? NMQ). The study includes 502 bank workers.Musculoskeletal pain in the last twelve months was reported by 60% and in the lastseven days, by 43%. Nineteen percent were not able to work due to musculoskeletalpain and 40% related this pain as associated to their tasks at the bank. Frequentmusculoskeletal pain was reported by 39% of the bank workers. Higher prevalence ofthis outcome were observed for women, for who did not practices any physical activity,for on-line terminals and authenticators machines users, for who classified their rhythmof work like ?accelerated?, for who remains sited most part of the time and for whoclassified the work environment like ?inadequate?.Keywords: musculoskeletal pain, bank workers, worker health, occupationalrisks.