Holmberg Sara, Stiernström Eva-Lena, Thelin Anders, Svärdsudd Kurt
Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, University Hospital, Sweden.
Int J Occup Environ Health. 2002 Oct-Dec;8(4):339-45. doi: 10.1179/107735202800338623.
Farming has been considered a high-risk occupation for musculoskeletal disorders. However, documentation of the increased risk is weak except for hip osteoarthritis. 1,013 full-time farmers in nine Swedish municipalities and 769 non-farmers (referents), matched for age, sex, and residential area, participated in the study. Information about medical history, consultations, and sick leave for musculoskeletal disorders was obtained by questionnaire and interview. The farmers reported significantly more symptoms affecting the hands and forearms, low back, and hips than did the non-farmers, and a non-significant trend in the same direction was found for symptoms from the neck, shoulders, and knees. However, the farmers did not seek medical advice more often than the referents, and they reported significantly less sick leave for these problems. Thus, farmers appear to have more musculoskeletal symptoms than do non-farmers.
农业一直被认为是患肌肉骨骼疾病的高风险职业。然而，除髋骨关节炎外，风险增加的记录并不充分。来自瑞典九个市镇的1013名全职农民和769名非农民（对照对象）参与了这项研究，他们在年龄、性别和居住地区方面进行了匹配。通过问卷调查和访谈获取了有关肌肉骨骼疾病的病史、会诊情况和病假信息。农民报告的手部、前臂、下背部和髋部的症状明显多于非农民，在颈部、肩部和膝盖症状方面也发现了相同方向的非显著趋势。然而，农民寻求医疗建议的频率并不比对照对象更高，而且他们报告的这些问题的病假天数明显更少。因此，农民似乎比非农民有更多的肌肉骨骼症状。
