Índice de discapacidad cervical y su relación con la calidad de vida en docentes de la Unidad Educativa del Milenio “Victoria del Portete”, Cuenca - Ecuador, septiembre 2021 – febrero 2022

Abstract

Background Due to Covid-19 situation, the educational institutions, had to work from home, the teachers are affected by excess of work, it caused Musculoskeletal dysfunction. Having a prevalence of 67,7% with respect to neck pain, which causes loss of quality of life and functional limitation. General objective To determine the relation among the cervical disability index, pain intensity and quality of life of teachers from “Unidad Educativa del Milenio Victoria del Portete” in Cuenca city. Methodology We present a quantitative-transversal study at the correlational level. In which 50 teachers participated to whom the scales applied: Analog Visual Scale, Cervical Disability Index, Shot Form-36 for quality of life. The processing of results was carried out with the SPSS version 15 and Excel program, and are presented the results in tables and graphs. Results As a result, professors who worked from home currently present a considerable pain intensity. In addition, 95% shows cervicales disability plus a notorious affection in their standards of living, specifically at Physical Role = 38. And certainly it’s possible to conclude that there is correlation between disability and pain intensity and also between disability and the six physical dimensions of quality of life.