Work-related neck pain and its association with postural and ergonomic factors among Pakistani professional drivers.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation Pub Date : 2024-09-04 DOI:10.3233/WOR-230344

Tayyaba Tariq, Muhammad Kashif, Jahanara Ayaz, Muhammad Muneeb Ijaz, Ayesha Javed, Muhammad Adeel Arshad, Tamjeed Ghaffar

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Abstract

Background: Professional drivers are most likely to experience work-related neck pain due to awkward sitting positions for extended periods of time. Globally, millions of people depend on drivers who dedicate their lives to the craft. However, there is a paucity of data available on professional drivers suffering from neck pain or other musculoskeletal pain in Pakistan.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of neck pain and its association with postural and ergonomic factors among Pakistani professional drivers.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from January to June 2022 among 369 professional drivers located in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The data were collected by using a questionnaire comprising different sections, including personal, postural and ergonomic factors among drivers. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 25 was used for data entry and analysis.

Results: The mean age of the participants was 40.83±9.27 years. Among the 369 participants, 129 reported neck pain. The period and point prevalence of neck pain were 35% (n = 129) and 31% (n = 115), respectively. Professional drivers reported a significant association between habitual forward posture and head-neck posture (p = 0.000) and between habitual forward posture and trunk posture (p = 0.000) with neck pain. In addition, ergonomics training (p = 0.002), ergonomics awareness (p = 0.002), and mobile use while driving (p = 0.000) were significantly associated with neck pain.

Conclusion: This study revealed that drivers have greater period prevalence of neck pain than point prevalence. Moreover, this study revealed that age, BMI, lifestyle, health status, medication use, and smoking habits were associated with neck pain in drivers. Drivers who had ergonomic training and awareness were significantly less likely to suffer from lower neck pain. Drivers with a habitual forward posture are more likely to suffer from neck pain than are drivers with a prone posture.

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巴基斯坦职业司机因工作引起的颈部疼痛及其与姿势和人体工程学因素的关系。

背景：职业司机最有可能因长时间的尴尬坐姿而出现与工作相关的颈部疼痛。在全球范围内，数以百万计的人依赖于为这门手艺献身的司机。然而，关于巴基斯坦职业司机颈部疼痛或其他肌肉骨骼疼痛的数据却很少：调查巴基斯坦职业司机颈部疼痛的发生率及其与姿势和人体工程学因素的关系：这是一项横断面研究，于 2022 年 1 月至 6 月在巴基斯坦费萨拉巴德的 369 名职业司机中进行。数据是通过问卷收集的，问卷包含不同部分，包括司机的个人因素、姿势因素和人体工程学因素。数据输入和分析使用了社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）25：参与者的平均年龄为（40.83±9.27）岁。在 369 名参与者中，129 人报告了颈部疼痛。颈部疼痛的周期和点流行率分别为 35%（129 人）和 31%（115 人）。职业驾驶员报告称，习惯性前倾姿势和头颈姿势（p = 0.000）以及习惯性前倾姿势和躯干姿势（p = 0.000）与颈部疼痛有明显关联。此外，人体工程学培训（p = 0.002）、人体工程学意识（p = 0.002）和驾驶时使用手机（p = 0.000）与颈部疼痛有显著相关性：本研究表明，驾驶员颈部疼痛的周期发病率高于点发病率。此外，本研究还发现，年龄、体重指数、生活方式、健康状况、药物使用和吸烟习惯与司机的颈部疼痛有关。接受过人体工程学培训并具有相关意识的驾驶员患下颈部疼痛的几率明显降低。习惯前倾姿势的驾驶员比习惯俯卧姿势的驾驶员更容易患颈部疼痛。

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Work-A Journal of Prevention Assessment & Rehabilitation PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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739

期刊介绍： WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation is an interdisciplinary, international journal which publishes high quality peer-reviewed manuscripts covering the entire scope of the occupation of work. The journal''s subtitle has been deliberately laid out: The first goal is the prevention of illness, injury, and disability. When this goal is not achievable, the attention focuses on assessment to design client-centered intervention, rehabilitation, treatment, or controls that use scientific evidence to support best practice.