Injury Prevention Research Center, Medical College of Shantou University, 22 XinLing Road, Shantou, 515041, China.
BMC Public Health. 2012 Sep 14;12:789. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-789.
School teachers represent an occupational group among which there appears to be a high prevalence of neck and/or shoulder pain (NSP) and low back pain (LBP). Epidemiological data on NSP and LBP in Chinese teachers are limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for NSP and LBP among primary, secondary and high school teachers.
In a cross-sectional study of teachers from 7 schools, information on participant demographics, work characteristics, occupational factors and musculoskeletal symptoms and pain were collected.
Among 893 teachers, the prevalence of NSP and LBP was 48.7% and 45.6% respectively. There was significant association between the level and prevalence of NSP and LBP among teachers in different schools. The prevalence of NSP among female teachers was much higher than that for males. Self-reported NSP was associated with physical exercise (OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.35 to 0.86), prolonged standing (1.74, 1.03 to 2.95), sitting (1.76, 1.23 to 2.52) and static posture (2.25, 1.56 to 3.24), and uncomfortable back support (1.77, 1.23 to 2.55). LBP was more consistently associated with twisting posture (1.93, 1.30 to 2.87), uncomfortable back support (1.62, 1.13 to 2.32) and prolonged sitting (1.42, 1.00 to 2.02) and static posture (1.60, 1.11 to 2.31).
NSP and LBP are common among teachers. There were strong associations with different individual, ergonomic, and occupational factors.
学校教师是一个职业群体，他们似乎普遍存在颈部和/或肩部疼痛（NSP）和下腰痛（LBP）。关于中国教师 NSP 和 LBP 的流行病学数据有限。本研究旨在调查小学、中学和高中教师 NSP 和 LBP 的患病率和危险因素。
在对 7 所学校教师的横断面研究中，收集了参与者人口统计学、工作特征、职业因素以及肌肉骨骼症状和疼痛的信息。
在 893 名教师中，NSP 和 LBP 的患病率分别为 48.7%和 45.6%。不同学校教师 NSP 和 LBP 的水平和患病率之间存在显著关联。女教师 NSP 的患病率明显高于男教师。自我报告的 NSP 与体育锻炼（OR 0.55，95%CI 0.35 至 0.86）、长时间站立（1.74，1.03 至 2.95）、坐着（1.76，1.23 至 2.52）和静态姿势（2.25，1.56 至 3.24）以及不舒适的背部支撑（1.77，1.23 至 2.55）有关。LBP 更一致地与扭曲姿势（1.93，1.30 至 2.87）、不舒适的背部支撑（1.62，1.13 至 2.32）和长时间坐着（1.42，1.00 至 2.02）和静态姿势（1.60，1.11 至 2.31）有关。
NSP 和 LBP 在教师中很常见。与不同的个体、人体工程学和职业因素有很强的关联。
