Smith D R, Leggat P A, Speare R
WorkCover New South Wales Research Centre of Excellence, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, New South Wales, Australia.
Aust Vet J. 2009 Jul;87(7):260-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00435.x.
Although musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) represent one of the most important occupational health issues in contemporary society, few studies have specifically investigated this problem among veterinarians.
An anonymous questionnaire survey mailed to all veterinarians registered with the Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland during 2006.
Almost two-thirds of respondents (63%) had experienced MSD of the lower back, 57% had experienced neck-related MSD, 52% had experienced shoulder-related MSD and 34% had experienced MSD of the upper back during the previous 12 months. MSD was statistically correlated with a range of psychosocial factors, including stress associated with career structure, time pressures, client's attitude, lack of recognition by the public, lack of recognition by colleagues, lack of understanding from family or partners and work stress because of insufficient holidays each year.
Overall, this study has demonstrated significant correlations between MSD and psychosocial risk factors among a large cohort of veterinarians, apparently for the first time in the published literature. The results also suggest that personal and workplace issues may contribute more to the development of MSD among veterinarians than many of the previously recognised ergonomic risk factors.
尽管肌肉骨骼疾病（MSD）是当代社会最重要的职业健康问题之一，但很少有研究专门调查兽医群体中的这一问题。
2006年向昆士兰兽医外科委员会注册的所有兽医邮寄了一份匿名问卷调查。
在过去12个月中，近三分之二的受访者（63%）曾经历过下背部肌肉骨骼疾病，57%曾经历过颈部相关肌肉骨骼疾病，52%曾经历过肩部相关肌肉骨骼疾病，34%曾经历过上背部肌肉骨骼疾病。肌肉骨骼疾病与一系列社会心理因素在统计学上相关，包括与职业结构相关的压力、时间压力、客户态度、公众缺乏认可、同事缺乏认可、家人或伴侣缺乏理解以及因每年假期不足导致的工作压力。
总体而言，本研究首次在已发表文献中证明了一大批兽医中肌肉骨骼疾病与社会心理风险因素之间存在显著相关性。结果还表明，个人和工作场所问题可能比许多先前公认的人体工程学风险因素对兽医肌肉骨骼疾病的发展贡献更大。
