TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among dentists in teaching hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan
AU - Hameed, Muhammad Hasan
AU - Ghafoor, Robia
AU - Khan, Farhan Raza
AU - Badar, Sheikh Bilal
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Work-related musculoskeletal pain is common among healthcare professionals, including dentists. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among dentists. This study was carried out from January to April 2016 at various teaching hospitals of Karachi, and comprised 230 dentists. A self-administered questionnaire, adapted from a validated Nordic questionnaire, was distributed among the participants. Descriptive statistics were computed and associations of interest were analysed using chi-square test. Of the 230 forms, 182(79.11%) were included after leaving out the incomplete ones. The overall prevalence of MSDs was 138(75.8%). The most frequent reasons for MSDs were lack of rest 21(15.2%) and having static postures for more than half-an-hour per procedure 38(27.5%).
AB - Work-related musculoskeletal pain is common among healthcare professionals, including dentists. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among dentists. This study was carried out from January to April 2016 at various teaching hospitals of Karachi, and comprised 230 dentists. A self-administered questionnaire, adapted from a validated Nordic questionnaire, was distributed among the participants. Descriptive statistics were computed and associations of interest were analysed using chi-square test. Of the 230 forms, 182(79.11%) were included after leaving out the incomplete ones. The overall prevalence of MSDs was 138(75.8%). The most frequent reasons for MSDs were lack of rest 21(15.2%) and having static postures for more than half-an-hour per procedure 38(27.5%).
KW - Musculoskeletal diseases, Dentist, Posture.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85051770884&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 27895349
AN - SCOPUS:85051770884
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 66 3)
SP - S36-S38
JO - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 10
ER -