title: Job satisfaction among aircraft baggage handlers and their exposure to risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders: A case study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) cause pain and economic loss. Risk of WMSDs is affected by job satisfaction as a psychosocial factor.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to investigate job satisfaction among aircraft baggage handlers and their exposure to work-related musculoskeletal disorder risk factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two data collection tools addressing risk levels (Quick Exposure Check) and psychosocial factors (Job Satisfaction Survey) were answered by 399 male baggage handlers employed in Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, Turkey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Risk exposure scores for WMSDs among baggage handlers were 27±3.4 (high) for the back (static), 42±7.2 (very high) for the back (moving), 42±6.1 (very high) for the shoulder/arm, 44±1.9 (very high) for the wrist/hand, and 13±5.1(high) for the neck. The average job satisfaction levels of the majority was either low (4.2250±1.10184) or moderate (3.1019±0.93352). In addition, low and moderate job satisfaction was significantly associated with higher WMSD risk levels among baggage handlers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Increased WMSD risk levels among baggage handlers are associated with low and moderate job satisfaction, suggesting that it is mandatory to perform intervention methods in this occupation.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Vocational Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sıdıka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bulduk
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Vocational Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emre Özgür
authors.initials: EÖ
authors.lastname: Bulduk
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Vocational Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alpaslan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Güler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000401:Aircraft; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D017770:Lifting / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000293:injuries
keywords: Baggage handlers; job satisfaction; musculoskeletal disorders; quick exposure check