Occupational Injuries among Physical Therapists in South-West, Nigeria

A. Obembe, A. Onigbinde, O. Johnson, Anne Emechete, Medinat Oyinlola
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Background: Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) has identified on-the-job injuries as a major problem facing health care workers. There is little data available on injuries sustained by physical therapists in Nigeria. Objective: This sfudy was carried out to detennine the nature, prevalence, job risk factors and consequences of occupational injuries with particular focus on musculoskeletal injuries experienced by physical therapists in the south western part of Nigeria. Methods: A hundred copies, self administered questionnaire composed of thirty (30) close-ended questions were administered to physical therapists working in hospitals and private clinics. Questions included occupational history of the physical therapists; duration of injury; body parts affected; activities that aggravate symptoms; patients predominantly treated; management and preventive strategies. The data were analysed using descriptive analysis. Results: Seventy-eight percent (78%) of the physical therapists had past histories of occupational injuries. The most prevalent injured body parts were the lower back (45.2%), wrist and hand (26%) mid back (10.6%) and neck (6.7%). The highest job risk factors were manual therapy techniques (20.9%), transferring patients (13.8%) and static position (12.2%). Stroke (31.7%) and low back (28.2%) patients were predominantly treated. Activities that cause re-injury include manual technique and repetitive tasks. Muscle strain was the commonest type of injury (55%), while fracture was the least (1 %). Conclusion: This study concluded that occupational injury was high among selected physical therapists in the South West of Nigeria. It also concluded that the low back and hands were the most common sites susceptible to injury, while muscle strain was the most common type of injury. KEYWORDS: Occupational injury, Musculoskeletal injury, Physical therapists
尼日利亚西南部物理治疗师的职业伤害
背景:劳工统计局(BLS)已经确定工伤是卫生保健工作者面临的主要问题。关于尼日利亚物理治疗师受伤的数据很少。目的:本研究旨在确定职业伤害的性质、流行程度、工作风险因素和后果,特别关注尼日利亚西南部物理治疗师所经历的肌肉骨骼损伤。方法:对在医院和私人诊所工作的物理治疗师进行问卷调查,问卷共100份,共30个封闭式问题。问题包括物理治疗师的职业历史;受伤时间;受影响的身体部位;加重症状的活动;患者主要接受治疗;管理和预防战略。采用描述性分析对数据进行分析。结果:78%(78%)的物理治疗师有职业伤害史。最常见的受伤部位为下背部(45.2%)、手腕和手(26%)、中背部(10.6%)和颈部(6.7%)。工作危险因素最高的是手工治疗技术(20.9%)、转移病人(13.8%)和静止体位(12.2%)。主要治疗中风(31.7%)和腰背(28.2%)。导致再损伤的活动包括手工技术和重复性工作。肌肉劳损是最常见的损伤类型(55%),而骨折是最少的(1%)。结论:本研究得出结论,在尼日利亚西南部选定的物理治疗师中,职业伤害很高。研究还得出结论,腰背和手是最容易受伤的部位,而肌肉拉伤是最常见的损伤类型。关键词:职业损伤,肌肉骨骼损伤,物理治疗师
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