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ID (ISN) del documento112022
Número CIS 11-0664
ISSN - Título de la serie 0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine
Año 2010
Número de serie
Autor(es) Caicoya M., Delclos G.L.
Título Work demands and musculoskeletal disorders from the Spanish national survey
Información bibliográfica Sep. 2010, Vol.60, No.6, p.447-450. 10 ref.
Acceso Internet Work_demands.pdf [en inglés]
Resumen The objective of this study was to use the 2003 Spanish National Survey of Work Conditions to examine prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and physical load at work. Using a representative sample of 5236 persons from the Spanish workforce, the prevalence of carrying or lifting heavy loads, use of significant force and repetitive movements was examined among those with and without MSDs. Use of significant force and carrying heavy weights decreased inversely in relation to exposure time and was always higher among those with MSD symptoms or work-related injury. For repetitive movements, prevalence increased with longer duration of exposure and was also significantly higher in those with MSD symptoms, except in the shortest duration category. One-third of workers used significant force during part of their shifts, while 4% were exposed for >50% of their work shift, suggesting that 500,000 workers in Spain are at high risk of musculoskeletal injury. Moreover, repetitive movements involving >50% of the work shift affected 30% of workers. To reduce the high incidence of MSDs and work-related injury in Spain, preventive interventions should be directed at these risk factors.
Descriptores (primarios) España; condiciones de trabajo; enfermedades del aparato locomotor; carga física; factores de riesgo
Descriptores (secundarios) trabajo repetitivo; trabajo muscular; levantamiento manual; encuesta por cuestionario; duración de la exposición
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s) Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
Navegación por categoria(s) Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Risk evaluation