Occupational Therapy Department, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2020 May;18(2):210-216. doi: 10.1111/idh.12428. Epub 2020 Feb 20.
The purpose of the present study was to present an up-to-date report on the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints in dental hygienists and dental hygiene students in Israel. It examined the areas of the body that were most frequently affected and the intensity of pain in both groups. The possible differences between groups and the likelihood that musculoskeletal symptoms in students can be attributed to their workload.
A modified version of The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) was used to assess reports of Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in general and in different body areas. A numerical pain scale was administered to evaluate pain intensity.
Two hundred and five women participated in the study: 85 experienced dental hygienists, 17 dental hygiene students and 103 students in a non-clinical track (control group). MSD reports were the most common in the neck (60%), upper back (52%) and lower back (61%). This tendency was seen across all three groups. Hygiene students differed significantly from the control group in terms of number of body areas with MSD and for pain intensity. By contrast, no significant differences were found between dental hygienists and hygiene students, CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that dental hygienists and students are at high risk of developing MSD. The high prevalence of MSD among hygiene students underscores the need to commence intervention prior to the initiation of fieldwork.
本研究旨在提供一份关于以色列牙科保健员和牙科保健学生肌肉骨骼投诉患病率的最新报告。它检查了两组人群中最常受影响的身体部位和疼痛强度。研究还探讨了两组人群之间可能存在的差异，以及学生的肌肉骨骼症状是否可能归因于他们的工作量。
使用改良版北欧肌肉骨骼问卷（NMQ）评估肌肉骨骼疾病（MSD）在一般和不同身体部位的报告。使用数字疼痛量表评估疼痛强度。
共有 205 名女性参与了这项研究，其中 85 名为有经验的牙科保健员，17 名为牙科保健学生，103 名为非临床专业学生（对照组）。颈部（60%）、上背部（52%）和下背部（61%）是最常见的肌肉骨骼疾病报告部位，这种趋势在所有三组人群中都存在。与对照组相比，保健学生在有肌肉骨骼疾病的身体部位数量和疼痛强度方面存在显著差异。相比之下，牙科保健员和保健学生之间没有发现显著差异。
研究结果表明，牙科保健员和学生患肌肉骨骼疾病的风险较高。保健学生中肌肉骨骼疾病的高患病率强调了在开始实地工作之前就开始干预的必要性。
