塞勒姆市牙科从业者中作为职业危害的肌肉骨骼疾病和心理健康相关问题：一项横断面研究
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Mental Health-related Issues as Occupational Hazards among Dental Practitioners in Salem City: A Cross-sectional Study.
作者信息
Revankar Vanita D, Chakravarthy Yadav, Naveen S, Selvan Arun Senthamil, Ganapathy Aarthi, Prasad A S
机构信息
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Vinayaka Missions Sankarachariyar Dental College, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Vivekanandha Dental College for Women, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India.
出版信息
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2017 Nov;9(Suppl 1):S228-S230. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_145_17.
BACKGROUND
Like in any other profession, dental surgeons are also afflicted by many occupational health hazards such as Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and mental health related issues.
AIMS
To assess the distribution of MSD and mental health related issues amidst dentists in Salem City according to age, sex and number of working hours per week.
OBJECTIVES
A survey was organized to check the rate of occurrence of these occupational health hazards among dental practitioners in Salem city.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The study was conducted among one hundred and fifty dentists practicing in Salem City in the form of questionnaire. Dentists were asked about any occupational disease that they suffered related to a musculo-skeletal pain and its location whether in the back, upper limbs or lower limbs. In addition to this, dentists were asked about mental stress that they had experienced.
RESULTS
MSD showed higher rate of prevalence compared to mental health related issues.
CONCLUSION
The application of preventive measures is necessary, in view of the high rate of these disorders in the society of dental practitioners.
背景
与其他任何职业一样，牙科医生也受到许多职业健康危害的困扰，如肌肉骨骼疾病（MSD）和心理健康相关问题。
目的
根据年龄、性别和每周工作小时数，评估塞勒姆市牙医中MSD和心理健康相关问题的分布情况。
目标
组织了一项调查，以检查塞勒姆市牙科从业者中这些职业健康危害的发生率。
材料与方法
以问卷调查的形式对塞勒姆市150名执业牙医进行了研究。询问牙医是否患有与肌肉骨骼疼痛相关的职业病及其位置，是在背部、上肢还是下肢。除此之外，还询问了牙医所经历的精神压力。
结果
与心理健康相关问题相比，MSD的患病率更高。
结论
鉴于这些疾病在牙科从业者群体中的高发病率，采取预防措施是必要的。
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