Prevalencia de síntomas musculo-esquelético en el personal médico y de enfermería que labora en el Hospital San Vicente de Paúl-Ibarra.2014

Abstract

Background The musculoskeletal injury covers a wide range of signs and symptoms that can affect different parts of the body and other anatomical structures; it is considered in this study as an occupational origin disorder and public health problem. Objective To determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the medical and nursing staff working, in San Vicente de Paul Hospital. Ibarra, 2014. Methodology This is a cross-sectional descriptive study type. Universe. One hundred twenty-seven workers distributed among medical and nursing staff working who work in inpatient surgery and trauma area (n = 64), surgical center (n = 55) and central sterilization (n = 8).

Results. The prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in our study, with respect to pain, is 78% and, 75.4% for the inconvenience. The average age of the population study is 41.86 years +/-10.33. The 56.7% of the exposed population are women. The 74.8% work in the operating room added to those working in surgery and hospitalization. The 78.7% of the population study are resident doctors, nurses and nursing assistants. The treating doctors are the 21.3%. The 51.2% of employees work more than five years and in rotating shifts work about the 57.5%. “The frequency of musculoskeletal symptoms is distributed in this way, the 73.2% have symptoms (discomfort or pain) in neck, shoulder and back as well as lower back. In limbs, the frequency of symptoms described from highest to lowest as follows: 69.3% feet, 48% legs, hands and wrists 44.1. Conclusions The prevalence of discomfort and / or musculoskeletal pain is high, the most frequent symptom in the entire study population is lower back pain and in this segment most workers agree that it is a result of work.