Choobineh Alireza, Daneshmandi Hadi, Saraj Zadeh Fard Seyed Kazem, Tabatabaee Seyed Hamidreza
Research Center for Health Sciences, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Int J Prev Med. 2016 Dec 15;7:130. doi: 10.4103/2008-7802.195851. eCollection 2016.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are known to cause occupational injuries. This study aimed to collate the existed relevant data and develop a general feature of MSDs problem among Iranian workforce.
In this study, we used the raw data related to 8004 employees from 20 Iranian industrial settings distributed throughout the country. In all studies, participants were selected based on simple random sampling method, and the data were collected using demographic characteristics and Nordic MSDs questionnaires.
The most prevalent MSDs symptoms were reported in the lower back (48.9%), shoulders (45.9%), neck (44.2%), upper back (43.8%), and knees (43.8%). Prevalence rates of MSDs at least in one body region were found to be the highest (90.3%) among health-care workers. Prevalence rates of MSDs symptoms in all body regions were higher among workers with dynamic activities as compared to those of workers with static activities.
MSDs symptoms were common among the study population. Health-care provider and workers with dynamic activities had the highest rate of MSDs. These results merit attention in planning and implementing ergonomics interventional program in Iranian industrial settings.
肌肉骨骼疾病（MSD）已知会导致职业伤害。本研究旨在整理现有的相关数据，并总结伊朗劳动力中MSD问题的一般特征。
在本研究中，我们使用了来自伊朗全国20个工业场所的8004名员工的原始数据。在所有研究中，参与者均通过简单随机抽样方法选取，并使用人口统计学特征和北欧MSD问卷收集数据。
报告的最常见MSD症状出现在下背部（48.9%）、肩部（45.9%）、颈部（44.2%）、上背部（43.8%）和膝盖（43.8%）。至少在一个身体部位出现MSD的患病率在医护人员中最高（90.3%）。与从事静态活动的工人相比，从事动态活动的工人在所有身体部位的MSD症状患病率更高。
MSD症状在研究人群中很常见。医护人员和从事动态活动的工人MSD发生率最高。这些结果在伊朗工业环境中规划和实施人体工程学干预计划时值得关注。
