Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan 15355, Korea.
Department of Physical Therapy, Hoseo University, Asan 31499, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 26;18(21):11221. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111221.
Underreporting work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSD) has been an issue in South Korea. The purpose of this survey was to figure out how many employees of a semiconductor and liquid crystal display company in South Korea experience WRMSDs and what the possible obstacles in reporting to the company are. A survey was developed with demographic questions, perceived WRMSD symptoms, and reasons for reporting or not reporting WRMSD. The survey was distributed via the company's intranet to all employees (24,380) whose employee identification number ended with an odd number. A total of 2862 employees completed the survey and the response rate was 11.7%. A total of 55.2% of respondents had felt at least one musculoskeletal symptom during the past year. More than 40% of workers who had experienced pain or discomfort during the past year thought their symptoms were more than 50%. work-related. More than one-fourth of respondents answered that they did not report their symptoms to the company more than once. The open-ended answers for not reporting WRMSD were categorized into seven common reasons. The reasons for not reporting WRMSD in previous studies show a combination of personal, organizational, socioeconomical, and cultural factors. To encourage and manage WRMSD effectively, seven recommendations of authors are described.
在韩国，工作相关肌肉骨骼疾病（WRMSD）漏报一直是个问题。本次调查的目的是了解韩国一家半导体和液晶显示公司有多少员工经历过 WRMSD，以及向公司报告的可能障碍是什么。调查采用了人口统计学问题、感知的 WRMSD 症状以及报告或不报告 WRMSD 的原因。该调查通过公司内部网络分发给所有员工（24380 人），这些员工的员工识别号尾数为奇数。共有 2862 名员工完成了调查，回应率为 11.7%。共有 55.2%的受访者在过去一年中至少感到过一种肌肉骨骼症状。超过 40%的在过去一年中经历过疼痛或不适的工人认为他们的症状超过 50%与工作有关。超过四分之一的受访者回答说，他们不止一次向公司报告过症状。对于不报告 WRMSD 的开放式回答被分为七个常见原因。以前研究中不报告 WRMSD 的原因表明了个人、组织、社会经济和文化因素的综合作用。为了鼓励和有效管理 WRMSD，作者提出了七点建议。
