Bruna Xavier Morais1, Graziele de Lima Dalmolin1, Rafaela Andolhe1, Angela Isabel Dos Santos Dullius2, Laurelize Pereira Rocha3. 1. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. 2. Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Estatística, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. 3. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Enfermagem, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and factors associated with musculoskeletal pain in undergraduate health students. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted with undergraduate students from a university in the south of Brazil between April and July 2017. The Brazilian version of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire and a questionnaire for the characterization of students were used. Descriptive statistics, the chi-square test and Poisson regression were used for the analysis. RESULTS: Participation of 792 undergraduate health students. The region of the vertebral column had a higher prevalence (74.9%) of musculoskeletal pain. The variables of female sex, age between 18 and 20 years, overweight, not having time for leisure, six or more daily hours of mobile phone use, having a clinical condition with medical diagnosis and attending the intermediate or final semesters of the course were associated with musculoskeletal pain. CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain demonstrates the need for strategies aimed at preventing this aggravation still in the academic setting.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence and factors associated with musculoskeletal pain in undergraduate health students. METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted with undergraduate students from a university in the south of Brazil between April and July 2017. The Brazilian version of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire and a questionnaire for the characterization of students were used. Descriptive statistics, the chi-square test and Poisson regression were used for the analysis. RESULTS: Participation of 792 undergraduate health students. The region of the vertebral column had a higher prevalence (74.9%) of musculoskeletal pain. The variables of female sex, age between 18 and 20 years, overweight, not having time for leisure, six or more daily hours of mobile phone use, having a clinical condition with medical diagnosis and attending the intermediate or final semesters of the course were associated with musculoskeletal pain. CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain demonstrates the need for strategies aimed at preventing this aggravation still in the academic setting.
Authors: Obadah Mohammed Hendi; Lujain Hussain Alturkistani; Ameerah Saleh Bajaber; Mustafa Abdulmonem Alhamoud; Mohammad Eid Mahmoud Mahfouz Journal: Int J Prev Med Date: 2021-07-29