Pope-Ford Regina, Pope-Ozimba Jeannette
Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering & Technology, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, USA.
Jeannette M. Pope-Ozimba Pediatric Dentistry, LLC, Albany, GA, USA.
Work. 2020;65(3):563-571. doi: 10.3233/WOR-203110.
Dentistry is a profession where musculoskeletal disorders are prevalent. Physical demands and static awkward postures increase the risks of dentists developing musculoskeletal disorders. In addition, researchers have identified psychosocial factors that can influence the health of workers.
The aim of this research is to present self-reported pain regions and to assess psychosocial work factors as they relate to dentistry.
Fourteen dentists participated in the study. Data was collected via a questionnaire administered prior to the start of and during the study. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.
All dentists self-reported to be in good to excellent health and only 50% sought medical treatment for work-related discomfort and pain. Thirteen of 14 reported being at least occasionally mentally and physically exhausted after work. A musculoskeletal disorder-work hour relationship model was created. Feedback given was linked to four psychosocial factors -job demand, job control, social interactions, and job future and career issues.
The dental profession is considered a highly cognitive profession where much attention has been placed on the physical demands due to awkward postures. While physical demands are validated, additional research will further validate the link between psychosocial and mental and physical demands.
牙科是一个肌肉骨骼疾病高发的职业。体力需求和静态的不良姿势增加了牙医患肌肉骨骼疾病的风险。此外，研究人员已经确定了一些会影响工作者健康的社会心理因素。
本研究的目的是呈现自我报告的疼痛区域，并评估与牙科相关的社会心理工作因素。
14名牙医参与了该研究。数据通过在研究开始前和研究期间发放的问卷收集。描述性统计用于数据分析。
所有牙医自我报告健康状况良好至极佳，只有50%的人因工作相关的不适和疼痛寻求过医疗治疗。14人中的13人报告称下班后至少偶尔会感到精神和身体疲惫。创建了一个肌肉骨骼疾病与工作时长的关系模型。给出的反馈与四个社会心理因素相关——工作需求、工作控制、社交互动以及工作前景和职业问题。
牙科行业被认为是一个高度认知的职业，由于姿势不良，人们对其体力需求给予了很多关注。虽然体力需求已得到证实，但进一步的研究将进一步验证社会心理因素与身心需求之间的联系。
