Biomedical Science Programme, Centre of Community Health (ReaCH), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
SOFTAM, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
PLoS One. 2022 Oct 6;17(10):e0274305. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274305. eCollection 2022.
Housewives play a crucial role in their families' and communities' quality of life. However, musculoskeletal disorders are common among housewives due to housework and lack of physical activity. These musculoskeletal problems have been associated to leisure physical activity. As a result, the goal of this study was to determine the incidence of musculoskeletal problems and their association to physical activity among low-income women in Kuala Lumpur. A cross-sectional research was done among 82 housewives in Kuala Lumpur's low-income housing area. Housewives were asked to fill out a sociodemographic questionnaire, a short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ), and body mass index were measured by researcher. The total prevalence of musculoskeletal problems was found to be 89.0%, with the lowest frequency in the lower back (35%), followed by the knee (31%), ankle or foot (31%), and elbow (1% %). The subjects spent an average of 117.6 + 474.8 minutes per week on MVPA and 524 + 810.3 MET minutes per week on physical activity. A total of 88% of the participants had a low level of physical activity, 8.5 percent had a moderate level of activity, and 3.7% had a high level of activity. In a Chi-square test, there was no significant association between musculoskeletal problems and physical activity. The primary sociodemographic factors impacting musculoskeletal diseases were body mass index and household income, while the primary variables influencing physical activity were household income and education level, according to a logistic regression test. In a Poisson regression test, only body mass index had a significant relationship with number of musculoskeletal disorders. In conclusion, housewives are likely to suffer from musculoskeletal problems, with a high incidence in the lower back, knees, ankles, and feet, and the majority of them engage in little physical activity. Furthermore, the high percentage of musculoskeletal problems in this study varies with the findings of other research based on the type of housework done by housewives in low-cost housing areas. Future research should look at identifying the sorts of household tasks and positions employed, as well as the amount of hours spent on housework each week.
家庭主妇在家庭和社区的生活质量中起着至关重要的作用。然而，由于家务劳动和缺乏身体活动，家庭主妇中常见肌肉骨骼疾病。这些肌肉骨骼问题与休闲身体活动有关。因此，本研究的目的是确定吉隆坡低收入妇女肌肉骨骼问题的发生率及其与身体活动的关系。在吉隆坡低收入住房区，对 82 名家庭主妇进行了横断面研究。家庭主妇被要求填写一份社会人口学问卷、国际体力活动问卷（IPAQ）的简短版本、北欧肌肉骨骼问卷（NMQ）和由研究人员测量的体重指数。肌肉骨骼问题的总患病率为 89.0%，最低的是下背部（35%），其次是膝盖（31%）、脚踝或脚（31%）和肘部（1%）。受试者平均每周进行 117.6+474.8 分钟的中高强度体力活动（MVPA）和 524+810.3 代谢当量分钟的体力活动。共有 88%的参与者体力活动水平较低，8.5%的参与者活动水平中等，3.7%的参与者活动水平较高。在卡方检验中，肌肉骨骼问题与体力活动之间没有显著关联。多元逻辑回归检验显示，影响肌肉骨骼疾病的主要社会人口因素是体重指数和家庭收入，而影响体力活动的主要变量是家庭收入和教育水平。在泊松回归检验中，只有体重指数与肌肉骨骼疾病的数量有显著关系。总之，家庭主妇很可能患有肌肉骨骼疾病，下背部、膝盖、脚踝和脚部的发病率较高，大多数人身体活动量较少。此外，本研究中肌肉骨骼疾病的高百分比与其他基于低收入住房区家庭主妇所做的家务类型的研究结果不同。未来的研究应该着眼于确定家庭任务的种类和所采用的姿势，以及每周花在做家务上的时间。
