Open AccessFatores de Risco de Desordens Osteomusculares Presentes no Posto de Trabalho de Estudantes de Odontologia
Author(s) -
Cristina Dupim Presoto,
Paula Adolfo Corrocher,
Juliana Álvares Duarte Bonini Campos,
Patrícia Petromilli Nordi Sasso Garcia
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pesquisa brasileira em odontopediatria e clínica integrada
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.185
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1983-4632
pISSN - 1519-0501
DOI - 10.4034/pboci.2012.124.16
Subject(s) - medicine
Objective: To identify the perception of undergraduate dental students with respect of the risk factors present at the study/work place that could contribute to the development of musculoskeletal disorders. Method: A total of 348 undergraduate dental students from Araraquara Dental School - UNESP were evaluated. The Portuguese version of the Work-related activities that may contribute to job-related pain and/or injury questionnaire was used. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. Results: The mean perception of the undergraduates was 5.68 (SD=1.92). The factors with highest mean values were continue working with some kind of pain or lesion (7.49, SD=2.55), bending or twisting the back in an uncomfortable manner (7.39, SD=2.59), working in uncomfortable/inadequate positions (7.27. SD=2.60) and working in the same position for long periods (7.02. SD=2.53). Overall, female students presented higher mean scores of perception than male students. The body parts with highest prevalence of pain were the neck (67.0%) and lower back (65.8%). Conclusion: The students showed perception in relation to the risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders present at the study/work place