Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Alkharj Mental Health Hospital, Alkharj, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Physiother Res Int. 2024 Apr;29(2):e2081. doi: 10.1002/pri.2081.
There is a significant impact of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) on individuals of all ages, professions, and fields from various countries worldwide, leading to a negative impact on quality of life and overall health outcomes. The study was conducted to investigate the association between Burnout syndrome (BS) and MSDs among physiotherapists in Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional study was carried out. Physiotherapists of either gender and with no known co-morbidities and who were not suffering from recent injuries and accidents were included in the study. The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory was used to determine the level of burnout. Musculoskeletal disorders were analyzed using the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire (NMQ). The chi-square test was used to observe the association between two categorical variables and a p-value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
A total of 133 participants were recruited and it was observed that 70 (53%) participants had low burnout levels (BoL). It was revealed that 65 (49%) had trouble in the neck and visited a physician clinic, 47 (35%) had trouble in the lower back during the last 12 months, 60 (45%) had trouble in the upper back during the last 12 months that prevented the normal activity and 13 (9.8%) participants had trouble in the shoulders during the last 7 days. History of chronic disease, education, practice setting, and smoking status with Burnout level was statistically significant. Trouble in the upper back, elbow, wrist/hands, hips/thighs, ankle/feet, and neck were also found to be significant.
The outcomes revealed that a few demographic factors such as education, practice setting, smoking status, and chronic disease history were significantly associated with BS. Furthermore, it was observed that MSD had a significant impact on BoL.
肌肉骨骼疾病（MSD）对来自世界各地不同国家、各个年龄段和各个职业的人群都有重大影响，对生活质量和整体健康结果产生负面影响。本研究旨在调查沙特阿拉伯物理治疗师中倦怠综合征（BS）与 MSD 之间的关联。
进行了一项横断面研究。研究纳入了无已知合并症且未患有近期损伤和事故的任何性别的物理治疗师。使用哥本哈根倦怠量表（CBI）来确定倦怠程度。使用标准化北欧问卷（NMQ）分析肌肉骨骼疾病。使用卡方检验观察两个分类变量之间的关联，p 值<0.05 被认为具有统计学意义。
共招募了 133 名参与者，其中 70 名（53%）参与者的倦怠程度较低（BoL）。结果显示，65 名（49%）参与者颈部有问题并就诊于医师诊所，47 名（35%）参与者在过去 12 个月中下背部有问题，60 名（45%）参与者在过去 12 个月中上背部有问题，导致正常活动受阻，13 名（9.8%）参与者在过去 7 天肩部有问题。BS 与倦怠程度的慢性疾病史、教育、实践环境和吸烟状况有统计学意义。上背部、肘部、腕部/手部、臀部/大腿、脚踝/脚部和颈部有问题也具有统计学意义。
研究结果表明，一些人口统计学因素如教育、实践环境、吸烟状况和慢性疾病史与 BS 显著相关。此外，还观察到 MSD 对 BoL 有显著影响。
