جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه "کارگران صنعتی" در نشریات گروه "پزشکی"

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the main causes of death in societies, and improving people's awareness and attitude towards their risk factors is one of the effective measures in the field of prevention. The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge, attitude and performance about the risk factors of these diseases among industrial workers.

Workers with at least one year of employment were included in this cross-sectional study. The data collection tool was a questionnaire containing demographic characteristics and questions in three areas of knowledge, attitude and performance based on Likert scoring. Data analysis was done using SPSS 26 software.

609 people, all of whom were men, were included in the study. The diseases of high blood pressure, diabetes and increased triglycerides were found in 102 (16.7%), 26 (4.3%) and 120 (19.7%) people respectively. The questionnaire scores of the participants were divided into three categories: good, average, and poor, and the scores of knowledge in (71.0%) 401, attitude in (48.3%) 278, and performance in (36.4%) 216 people at a good level, and in most people the performance dimension scores ( 54.4%) and attitude (51.4%) were evaluated at an average level. Also, people with higher education have significantly obtained better scores in the field of knowledge and attitude.

The knowledge and attitude of the studied people are evaluated at an acceptable level. However, it is important to use different methods of education and awareness in order to identify the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases.

Sleep is a vital need for humans. Industrial workers are among the people who suffer from insomnia and sleep problems due to rotating shifts. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the relationship between sleep quality and the quality of life of industrial workers with rotating shifts.

234 industrial workers participated in this descriptive-cross-sectional study. Data were collected using a demographic information questionnaire, a short form of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Data were analyzed with an independent t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and one-way ANOVA test in SPSS statistical software version 24.

The mean and standard deviation of the age of participants was 31.6±5.7 years. The mean and standard deviation of WHOQOL-BREF and PSQI scores were 66.5±11.3 and 5.8±1.6, respectively. A significant relationship was also observed between the quality of sleep and workers' quality of life (r=-0.31). People with higher age and work experience had lower quality of sleep and quality of life. Also, women experienced lower quality of sleep and quality of life compared to men and married people compared to single people.

Considering the significant relationship between the quality of sleep and the quality of life of workers, it is suggested that managers and supervisors of industries and factories design the work schedule of workers in such a way that the quality of sleep of workers and consequently the quality of life improve.

Musculoskeletal injuries are one of the most common causes of work-related illnes, reimbursement and absence among workers in working environments throughout the world. Among various factors, exposure to vibration is one of the main causes of these injuries. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of key factors on the occurrence and exacerbation of the effects of exposure of hand - arm to vibration.

In this study, the amount of vibration as well as the amount of grasp force for 57 workers working with pneumatic torque wrench in an automobile industry was measured.

The main findings of the study showed that the mean grasp force of the workers after exposure to vibration decreased from 43.22 to 40.90 kg. The results of this study can provide valuable information on designing tools, controlling the incidence and outbreak of vibrational disorders.

Based on the results obtained in this study, an average of 5.67% reduction was observed in grasp force. Moreover, due to the strong correlation between the mean grasp force difference of workers before and after exposure to vibration and a 4-hour acceleration in the X axis, it can be concluded that the critical axis of the hand-arm vibration is in the X-axis in the pneumatic torque wrench.

In theexperienceof pain,thesensory andthe emotional components should be considered. Emotionalcomponents of the painincludea variety of emotional states which depression is the most importantone. Thus, in this study, first, musculoskeletal pain was compared between depressedand non-depressed industrial workersand then otherphysical anddemographicfactorsinfluencing thedepression andmusculoskeletal disorderwere studied. Method and material: Thiscross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study was conductedin 2012, among 179 industrial workers in Shiraz city.In this study,the participantswere selected throughcensus.The data collection instruments were three questionnaires including Body Discomfort Chart (BDC), visual analogue scale type, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and demographic informationquestionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSSsoftware version 16. Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis statistical tests wereemployedfor comparison of variables and Kendall correlationwas used for determining the relationship between variables.

Findings of the study showed that the maximum (19%) and the minimum (3.4%) painwere belonged to back and arm/forearm, respectively. Furthermore, 36.2% of participantshad a low-to-acute level of depression. Comparison of musculoskeletal disorders betweendepressed and non-depressed workers with Mann-Whitney Test manifested a significant different in head/neck, back,left hand/wrist,right hip and knee (p<0.05).Also Kruskal Wallis statistical test showed no significant differences in depression levelamong various occupational groups,however, painsignificantly differed among various groupsin a way that its rate was higher for office workers,comparing to other groups.

The higher score of depression among workerswith musculoskeletal pain can be due to failure in pain relief achievement. Psychological problemsthatoccurfollowingchronicpainarerelated to continuous discomfort, frustration and thinking about the pain. This situation causes the feelings of inadequacy and inefficiency and consequently the increase ofprobability of depression.

The aim of this study was to evaluate distal upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders among industrial workers. A sample of 210 male subjects including 50 controls working at administrative settings and 160 subjects working as smashers, welders and drillers in Saypa Industrial Factory were selected for the present study. An integrated approach consisting of multiple observations and interviews, completing Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) and implementing SI model was accepted for evaluation of all subjects participated in this study. Independent and Paired t tests, One Way ANOVA and TOKEY POSTHOC tests were used for statistical analysis of raw data using SPSS software version 17 (α≤ 0.05). Study results revealed that the most prevalent MSDs in upper limbs were found in welding, smashing and drilling respectively. There are significant differences between the mean scores of calculated Strain Indices obtained from administrative (1.7), welding (5.6), smashing (7.2) and drilling (8.1) jobs. These scores were respectively labeled as "safe risk level" (risk level 1), "uncertain risk level" (risk level 2) and as "hazardous jobs" (risk level 4). Based on study results, we concluded that workers dealing with works that involves drilling stresses were more susceptible for musculoskeletal disorders.

Epidemiologic data of LBPand NSPare sparse from developing countries for example iran. This prospective cohort study was conducted with 1 year follow - up to assess incidence and recurrence of disabling low back (LBP) and neck-shoulder pain (NSP) in Iran khodro industrial group. and to investigate the association with sex and job title during follow- up. All employees (18.031) were invited to participate in a baseline survey Nordic questionnaire and followed for 1 year regarding new episodes of sickness absence due to LBP or NSP(disabling pain). The 1- year incidence LBP was 2.1% and of NSP 0.1% Although the prevalence of LBP in females was higher than in males. The incidence disabling LBP were higher in males. Both prevalence and incidence of disabling LBP were high in unskilled workers. For NSP managers had the highest reported prevalence. but incident cases happened only among office workers and unskilled workers. The incidence. especially for NSP. is much lower than from developed countries. To study prevalence. Incidence and recurrence of LBP and NSP simultaneously leads to a better understanding of the natural pattern and distribution of LBP and NSP in a working population.