Kim Wonnam, Park Seohyun, Woo Byeong Kwan, Kim Yeonhak, Yoon Changwoog, Lee Dongmin, Kim Jion, Park Yeon-Cheol
Division of Pharmacology, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Republic of Korea.
Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02453, Republic of Korea.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Oct 4;12(19):1983. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12191983.
Musculoskeletal disorders occur frequently in industrial settings, and police officers in particular are at high risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders due to the nature of their work, but research on this is lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders according to the job functions of police officers. A survey was conducted, targeting active-duty police officers, and data were collected from 4268 respondents who answered all items on the questionnaire. As a control group, we used the general population dataset from the 2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted in Korea. The survey included general information such as gender, age, working hours, and type of work. It also investigated medical utilization, including the frequency of medical visits and hospitalizations. The assessment of musculoskeletal disorders was analyzed using pain NRS, VAS, SPADI, and ODI. The working characteristics of police officers were found to be more irregular in terms of working hours and involved a higher intensity of work activities compared with the general population. However, there was a lack of precise diagnoses and continuous treatment for these disorders. These results imply that police officers' occupational characteristics are related to musculoskeletal disorders. Considering the direct relationship between police officers' health and public safety, systematic evaluation and management of their musculoskeletal disorders are needed.
肌肉骨骼疾病在工业环境中频繁发生，特别是警察由于其工作性质，患肌肉骨骼疾病的风险很高，但对此的研究却很缺乏。因此，本研究的目的是根据警察的工作职责，调查肌肉骨骼疾病的患病率和风险因素。我们对在职警察进行了一项调查，并从4268名回答了问卷所有项目的受访者那里收集了数据。作为对照组，我们使用了韩国2020年全国健康与营养检查调查的普通人群数据集。该调查包括性别、年龄、工作时间和工作类型等一般信息。它还调查了医疗利用情况，包括就诊频率和住院情况。使用疼痛数字评分量表（NRS）、视觉模拟量表（VAS）、肩部疼痛和功能障碍指数（SPADI）以及脊柱功能障碍指数（ODI）对肌肉骨骼疾病进行评估分析。结果发现，与普通人群相比，警察的工作时间更不规律，工作活动强度更高。然而，对于这些疾病缺乏精确的诊断和持续的治疗。这些结果表明，警察的职业特征与肌肉骨骼疾病有关。考虑到警察健康与公共安全之间的直接关系，需要对他们的肌肉骨骼疾病进行系统评估和管理。
