Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (한국산업보건학회지)

Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (한국산업보건학회)
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Associations between Work-Related Musculoskeletal Pain, Quality of Life and Presenteeism in Physical Therapists

물리치료사의 업무관련성 근골격계 통증, 삶의 질과 프리젠티즘의 관계

  • Bae, Young-Hyeon (Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Hoon (Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Yoo, Hyeon-Ju (Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Eon (Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Bo-Ra (Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Yun-Hee (Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Samsung Medical Center) ;
  • Ha, Hyun-Geun (Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Samsung Medical Center)
  • 배영현 (삼성서울병원 재활의학과) ;
  • 이종훈 (삼성서울병원 재활의학과) ;
  • 유현주 (삼성서울병원 재활의학과) ;
  • 김동언 (삼성서울병원 재활의학과) ;
  • 이보라 (삼성서울병원 재활의학과) ;
  • 김연희 (삼성서울병원 재활의학과) ;
  • 하현근 (삼성서울병원 재활의학과)
  • Published : 2012.03.31
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Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the associations between physical therapists' work-related musculoskeletal pain, quality of life (QoL), and presenteeism. Methods: Self-reported questionnaires were given to 402 physical therapists in Korea. Variables examined included the prevalence of pain sites related to work, pain intensity, pain pattern, pain frequency, pain duration, pain rating score (PRS), general characteristics, QoL, and presenteeism. Results: Of the 314 physical therapists who responded, 251 (79.9%) reported work -related musculoskeletal pain in at least one body part. The most affected regions included the wrist and hand (21.0%), shoulder (19.6%), and lower back (19.1%). On average patients, QoL and presenteeism differed significantly between physical therapists who reported pain and those who did not (P < 0.05). QoL showed a negative correlation with the work-related musculoskeletal pain (P < 0.01) and presenteeism (P < 0.01), while the presenteeism and work-related musculoskeletal pain showed positive one(P < 0.01). Factors influencing a physical therapist's QoL included presenteeism, Working venues (Convalescent hospital), Work status (Contra ct worker) and professional experience, while the presenteeism included QoL, work status (Intern), PRS, working venues (Convalescent hospital), Area of specialty (Pediatrics), age, sex and working hour. Conclusions: Results show that physical therapists appear to be at a higher risk for work-related musculoskeletal pain. Therefore, administrators need to use the intervention strategies to manage the presenteeism and QoL of physical therapists.

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