Primary Care Research Unit of Mallorca, Public Health Service of the Balearic Islands (Ibsalut), 07003 Palma, Spain.
Research Group on Global Health and Human Development, University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), 07122 Palma, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Mar 13;19(6):3383. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063383.
To estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain of hotel housekeepers (HHs) and to describe the work conditions and perception of health in this occupational group in the Balearic Islands, Spain.
Cross-sectional descriptive study with HHs of the Balearic Islands, performed in primary care. Random sample of HHs who worked during the 2018 season. We collected information on sociodemographic variables, job characteristics, workload, pain, perceived health, and physical activity. After participants signed the informed consent form, we conducted a face-to-face interview in the primary care centre and accessed the participants' electronic health records.
1043 HHs aged 43.3 ± 10 years and with 10.7 ± 9.1 years worked as HHs were included. 51% (95% CI: 48-54%) reported chronic pain, mainly in the lower back 28.7% (95% CI: 25.9-31.5%), hands/wrists 23.7% (95% CI: 21.1-26.4%), neck 21.6% (95% CI: 19.1-24.3%), shoulders 19.9% (95% CI: 17.4-22.4%), and back 17.8% (95% CI: 15.4-20.2%). Pain was associated with older age, more years worked, more beds made/day and difficulty in pushing the housekeeping cart. More than half HHs reported that they did not incorporate occupational risk prevention measures (ORPMs) into their routine; 17.3% (95% CI: 15.1-19.7%) HHs considered their health as poor or very poor. Perception of health was worse in HHs with chronic pain.
A high percentage of HHs of the Balearic Islands reported chronic pain, a low compliance with ORPMs and compared to women of the same sociodemographic profile they perceive a worse health status.
估计酒店客房服务员（HHs）肌肉骨骼疼痛的患病率，并描述该职业群体在西班牙巴利阿里群岛的工作条件和健康感知。
横断面描述性研究，对巴利阿里群岛的 HHs 进行研究，在初级保健中进行。对在 2018 赛季工作的 HHs 进行随机抽样。我们收集了社会人口统计学变量、工作特征、工作量、疼痛、感知健康和身体活动方面的信息。在参与者签署知情同意书后，我们在初级保健中心进行了面对面的访谈，并访问了参与者的电子健康记录。
共纳入 1043 名年龄为 43.3±10 岁、从事 HH 工作 10.7±9.1 年的 HHs。51%（95%置信区间：48-54%）报告患有慢性疼痛，主要在下背部 28.7%（95%置信区间：25.9-31.5%）、手部/手腕 23.7%（95%置信区间：21.1-26.4%）、颈部 21.6%（95%置信区间：19.1-24.3%）、肩部 19.9%（95%置信区间：17.4-22.4%）和背部 17.8%（95%置信区间：15.4-20.2%）。疼痛与年龄较大、工作年限较长、每天铺床数量较多以及推动客房服务车困难有关。超过一半的 HHs 报告他们没有将职业风险预防措施（ORPM）纳入日常工作；17.3%（95%置信区间：15.1-19.7%）的 HHs 认为他们的健康状况较差或非常差。患有慢性疼痛的 HHs 对健康的感知更差。
巴利阿里群岛的 HHs 中报告慢性疼痛的比例较高，对 ORPM 的遵守率较低，与同社会人口统计学特征的女性相比，他们对健康状况的感知更差。
