Prevalence of discomfort/pain complaints and related factors in dental professionals of the public health service in Araucária, Paraná state, Brazil.
This poster presents a study about the influence of gender related factors, age, body weight, time of service in the profession and practice of physical exercise on the prevalence of discomfort/pain complaints in dental professionals. The scope of this study was limited to 123 subjects, 84.24% of professionals in the public dental clinics, who answered the multidimensional analytical work questionnaire. The data suggest that the lack postural awareness can contribute to the maintenance of painful conditions and also the low commitment to self-care can perpetuate the state of musculoskeletal discomfort/pain, justifying the application of the ergonomics concepts in the workplace and systematic guidance to professionals to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Rosimeire Sedrez
RS
Bitencourt
Maria Isabel
MI
Ricardo
D000367:Age Factors; D001364:Awareness; D001835:Body Weight; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003813:Dentistry; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011187:Posture; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors