Musculoskeletal disorder and quality of life in seamstresses in the city of Indaial, Santa Catarina, Brazil

ABSTRACT Health problems arising from employment relationships have become a worldwide phenomenon. The objective of this study was to evaluate the musculoskeletal symptoms and the quality of life in seamstresses in the city of Indaial (SC), Brazil. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study, with quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 118 seamstresses, located in 48 companies, who responded to three questionnaires: sociodemographic, musculoskeletal symptoms and quality of life. About 71.1% of the evaluated seamstresses presented musculoskeletal symptoms in the last seven days and 88.1% in the last 12 months. The body region most reported was shoulders (18.6%) and the causes of work leave were dorsal and lumbar pain (19.1% and 19.1%, respectively). The most affected quality of life domain was the General health condition (57.03±16.08), followed by Vitality (58.89±17.65), Pain (60.53±22.28), Mental health (66.81±19.19), Emotional aspects (67.72±38.29), Physical aspects (73.94±32.91), Social aspects (75.63±23.10) and Functional capacity (77.16±19.19). It is noticed that the higher the quality of life score, the lower the number of anatomical regions with pain. The combination of preventive measures at work with periods of micropauses, correct postures and workplace exercises can influence in reducing pain, preventing diseases and improving the quality of life.

摘要 由雇佣关系引发的健康问题已成为全球性现象。本研究旨在评估巴西圣卡塔琳娜州（Santa Catarina，SC）因达亚尔市（Indaial）女裁缝的肌肉骨骼症状与生活质量。本研究为描述性横断面研究，采用定量研究方法。研究样本纳入48家企业的118名女裁缝，所有受试者均填写了三份问卷：社会人口学问卷、肌肉骨骼症状问卷与生活质量问卷。约71.1%的受访女裁缝在过去7天内出现肌肉骨骼症状，88.1%的受访者在过去12个月内出现此类症状。报告症状最多的身体部位为肩部（18.6%），导致请假的主要病因为背痛与腰痛（分别占19.1%与19.1%）。受影响最显著的生活质量维度为总体健康状况（57.03±16.08），其次依次为活力（58.89±17.65）、疼痛（60.53±22.28）、心理健康（66.81±19.19）、情感维度（67.72±38.29）、生理维度（73.94±32.91）、社会维度（75.63±23.10）与功能能力（77.16±19.19）。研究发现，生活质量评分越高，出现疼痛的解剖部位数量越少。将职场预防措施与微休息时段、正确姿势及职场锻炼相结合，有助于减轻疼痛、预防疾病并提升生活质量。