| Document ID (ISN) | 77480 |
| CIS number |
01-1439 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
De Vito G., Molteni G., Camerino D., Bordini L., Molinari M, Capodaglio P. |
| Title |
Ageing and work: Health aspects in cleaners |
| Original title |
Invecchiamento e lavoro: aspetti sanitari nelle attività di pulizia [in Italian] |
| Bibliographic information |
July-Aug. 2000, Vol.91, No.4, p.387-402. Illus. 54 ref. |
| Abstract |
Since negative outcomes for health are possible when an age-related imbalance appears between physical workload and work capacity, cleaning is considered to be a suitable activity for the studying of the relationship between ageing and physically demanding jobs. Workers in this profession, mostly women, generally have low social status and are poorly educated with low levels of income and social support. The actual study involved 49 cleaners, all female, in the Italian cities of Milan and Pavia (average age: 37.8 and 34.8, respectively). The pathologies found were, mostly, musculoskeletal diseases. An increased prevalence of disorders of the elbow, the wrist, the hand and the cervical spine was revealed. These conditions seemed to be caused by poor work organization and non-ergonomic tools. This paper was presented at an International Seminar on Ageing and Work, held in Verona (Italy) on 7 Apr. 2000. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
musculoskeletal diseases; ergonomics; cleaning; elbow lesions; hand injuries; ageing; women; cervical spine injuries; wrist lesions |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
questionnaire survey; Italy |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Italy |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Cleaning work
Ergonomics
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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