title: Psychosocial and individual characteristics and musculoskeletal complaints among clinical laboratory workers.
abstract: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are an important health problem among healthcare workers, including clinical laboratory ones. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of MSDs and individual and psychosocial risk factors among clinical laboratory workers. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 156 workers of 30 clinical laboratories in 3 towns of Iran. The Nordic questionnaire with individual and psychosocial risk factors was used to collect data. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed. The prevalence of reported MSDs among the study population was 72.4% in the past 12 months. The most prevalent MSDs were pain in the lower back and neck; 42.7% and 33.3%, respectively. Significant relations were found between MSDs and age, gender, heavy work at home and job control (p < .05). MSDs among laboratory workers were high and associated with age, gender, heavy work at home and job control. More research into measuring these factors and workplace physical demands is suggested.
authors.affiliation: School of Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
authors.forename: Farideh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sadeghian
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasaeian
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
authors.forename: Pirasteh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Noroozi
authors.affiliation: School of Health, Shahrood University of Medical Sciences, Shahrood, Iran. jvatani@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vatani
authors.affiliation: School of Health, Shahrood University of Medical Sciences, Shahrood, Iran.
authors.forename: Seiyed Hassan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Taiebi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D016272:Occupational Health; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors