Xu Yan-Wen, Cheng Andy S K, Li-Tsang Cecilia W P
Ergonomics and Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Work. 2013;44(2):107-16. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2012-1375.
This paper aims to systematically explore the prevalence and risk factors of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) in the catering industry by reviewing relevant published literature with the goal of developing future prevention strategies.
The systematic review was carried out in nine English medical databases, two Chinese-dominated full-text databases and seven web sites with the designated search strategies. Studies were included if they met the defined inclusion criteria hierarchically to investigate prevalence and or risk factors associated with WMSDs in the catering industry with appropriate epidemiological methodology.
Nine English databases yielded 634 citations, and two Chinese databases yielded 401 citations, although only five English and three Chinese studies passed the inclusion criteria. Three-fourths of the studies were cross-sectional. The prevalence of WMSDs varied from 3% to 86% depending on the type of establishment and positions. The most important risk factors were physical job demands, such as work posture, force applied, and repeated movement.
The lack of epidemiological information about WMSDs in the catering industry is apparent. Further studies are needed to investigate the relation among prevalence, risk factors and forms of WMSDs, in particular the interaction of risk factors in psychosocial aspects of the catering industry.
本文旨在通过回顾相关已发表文献，系统地探究餐饮行业工作相关肌肉骨骼疾病（WMSDs）的患病率及风险因素，以期制定未来的预防策略。
采用指定的检索策略，在九个英文医学数据库、两个中文全文数据库和七个网站上进行系统综述。若研究符合既定的纳入标准，采用适当的流行病学方法对餐饮行业中与WMSDs相关的患病率和/或风险因素进行分层研究，则纳入该研究。
九个英文数据库检索到634条引文，两个中文数据库检索到401条引文，不过只有五项英文研究和三项中文研究通过了纳入标准。四分之三的研究为横断面研究。根据企业类型和岗位不同，WMSDs的患病率在3%至86%之间不等。最重要的风险因素是体力工作要求，如工作姿势、用力情况和重复动作。
餐饮行业中关于WMSDs的流行病学信息明显匮乏。需要进一步研究来调查WMSDs的患病率、风险因素和形式之间的关系，特别是餐饮行业社会心理方面风险因素的相互作用。
