Sottimano Ilaria, Viotti Sara, Guidetti Gloria, Cascio Vincenza, Converso Daniela
University of Turin, Department of Psychology.
Med Lav. 2018 Oct 30;110(5):363-374. doi: 10.23749/mdl.v110i5.7299.
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: Nursery school teachers are subjected to unavoidable physical demands, such as picking up children, putting them in the cradle, changing diapers etc. The potential detrimental effects on the workers’ musculoskeletal system are amplified by the aging of the working population observed in recent years.
: To describe the psychophysical health of nursery school teachers employed in a North-Western Italy municipality and their age-related problems.
: Data were collected through a medical examination for the identification of musculoskeletal disorders, and a contextual self-administered questionnaire (for the identification of: awkward postures, work ability and depression).
: Nursery school teachers often adopt awkward positions during their working day, mainly lifting (93.6%) and squatting position (61.1%). Perceived musculoskeletal pain is common, especially cervical pain (63.3%) and lumbosacral pain (67.5%). Working ability was found to be good or mediocre, and inversely related with age. Depression had a fairly low prevalence (2%).
: Findings highlight some critical issues inherent to the working conditions of nursery school teachers, underlining the need to introduce preventive measures that, in order to effectively support workers, should be adopted starting from the beginning of their career.
幼儿园教师面临一些不可避免的体力需求,如抱起孩子、将他们放入摇篮、更换尿布等。近年来观察到的劳动人口老龄化加剧了对工人肌肉骨骼系统的潜在有害影响。
描述意大利西北部一个市镇的幼儿园教师的身心健康状况及其与年龄相关的问题。
通过医学检查以识别肌肉骨骼疾病,并通过一份自填式背景问卷(用于识别:不良姿势、工作能力和抑郁情况)收集数据。
幼儿园教师在工作日经常采取不良姿势,主要是提举(93.6%)和蹲姿(61.1%)。肌肉骨骼疼痛很常见,尤其是颈部疼痛(63.3%)和腰骶部疼痛(67.5%)。工作能力被认为良好或中等,且与年龄呈负相关。抑郁症患病率相当低(2%)。
研究结果突出了幼儿园教师工作条件中固有的一些关键问题,强调需要引入预防措施,为有效支持工人,应从他们职业生涯开始就采取这些措施。