TY - GEN
T1 - The impact of ergonomic exposures on the occurrence of back pain or discomfort
T2 - AHFE 2017 International Conference on Social and Occupational Ergonomics, 2017
AU - Merino-Salazar, Pamela
AU - Gómez-García, Antonio Ramón
AU - Silva-Peñaherrera, Giovanny Michael
AU - Suasnavas-Bermudez, Pablo Roberto
AU - Rojas, Marianela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This article determines the prevalence of back pain or discomfort in the working population of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, and examines its association with ergonomic exposures. A cross-sectional study based on data from the First Working Conditions Survey of Quito-Ecuador (364 women and 377 men) was performed. Overall, 56% of women and 43.5% of men reported back pain. Moreover, a gradient from upper to lower job categories was found for both sexes, especially among women. Among both sexes, back pain and discomfort were significantly associated with awkward, manual handling, repetitive movements and prolonged sitting or standing. The strongest associations were found among women. Therefore, monitoring ergonomic exposures and developing special programs for addressing back disorders are needed.
AB - This article determines the prevalence of back pain or discomfort in the working population of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, and examines its association with ergonomic exposures. A cross-sectional study based on data from the First Working Conditions Survey of Quito-Ecuador (364 women and 377 men) was performed. Overall, 56% of women and 43.5% of men reported back pain. Moreover, a gradient from upper to lower job categories was found for both sexes, especially among women. Among both sexes, back pain and discomfort were significantly associated with awkward, manual handling, repetitive movements and prolonged sitting or standing. The strongest associations were found among women. Therefore, monitoring ergonomic exposures and developing special programs for addressing back disorders are needed.
KW - Ecuador
KW - Health surveys
KW - Human engineering
KW - Musculoskeletal disorders
KW - Prevalence
KW - Public health surveillance
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85021708379
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-60828-0_23
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-60828-0_23
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85021708379
SN - 9783319608273
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 222
EP - 229
BT - Advances in Social and Occupational Ergonomics - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Social and Occupational Ergonomics, 2017
A2 - Goossens, Richard H.M.
PB - Springer Verlag
Y2 - 17 July 2017 through 21 July 2017
ER -