Longen Willians Cassiano, Barcelos Liana Pereira, Karkle Khaterin Kalane, Schutz Felipe da Silva, Valvassori Samira da Silva, Victor Eduardo Ghisi, Rohr Paula, Madeira Kristian
Unit of Workers' Health Promotion and Clinical Care (Núcleo de Promoção e Atenção Clínica à Saúde do Trabalhador - NUPAC), UNESC - Criciúma (SC), Brazil.
Rev Bras Med Trab. 2018 Mar 1;16(1):10-18. doi: 10.5327/Z1679443520180113. eCollection 2018.
Ceramic industry workers are subjected to several factors, such as high temperature, dust and work in standing position, which in greater or lesser degree might cause discomfort and work-related disorders.
To investigate the quality of life and functional capacity of ceramic industry workers.
The present study had a quantitative cross-sectional design. A total of 189 ceramic industry workers were analyzed. Muscle strength was assessed by means of dynamometry, and the following questionnaires were applied: WHOQOL-Bref for quality of life; Nordic Questionnaire of Musculoskeletal Symptoms, pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (ODQ 2.0) and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH).
Overall, 115 (60.8%) participants described their quality of life as average. The lumbar spine was the body segment most often mentioned as the location of pain 68 (36.0%) participants reported occurrence of pain in the past 12 months and 38 (20.1%) in the past 7 days. A total of 107 (56.6%) participants exhibited upper limb muscle weakness.
The results evidenced a higher prevalence of pain compared to other professional categories. Muscle weakness, mainly affecting the upper limbs, and self-perceived quality of life as predominantly average show that the state of health of a part of the sample was partially impaired, and while it was not associated with disability, it was perceived as having impact in their personal and professional lives.
陶瓷行业工人面临多种因素，如高温、粉尘以及长时间站立工作，这些因素或多或少可能导致不适和与工作相关的疾病。
调查陶瓷行业工人的生活质量和功能能力。
本研究采用定量横断面设计。共分析了189名陶瓷行业工人。通过测力计评估肌肉力量，并应用以下问卷：世界卫生组织生活质量简表（WHOQOL - Bref）评估生活质量；北欧肌肉骨骼症状问卷、疼痛视觉模拟量表（VAS）、奥斯威斯理查腰背痛残疾问卷（ODQ 2.0）以及手臂、肩部和手部功能障碍问卷（DASH）。
总体而言，115名（60.8%）参与者将他们的生活质量描述为中等。腰椎是最常被提及的疼痛部位，68名（36.0%）参与者报告在过去12个月内出现过疼痛，38名（20.1%）在过去7天内出现过疼痛。共有107名（56.6%）参与者表现出上肢肌肉无力。
结果表明，与其他职业类别相比，疼痛的患病率更高。肌肉无力主要影响上肢，且自我感知的生活质量主要为中等，这表明部分样本的健康状况受到了一定程度的损害，虽然与残疾无关，但被认为对他们的个人生活和职业生活产生了影响。
