Quality of life and osteomuscular symptoms in workers of primary health care

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the quality of life and musculoskeletal symptoms in primary care workers. Methods: descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study with 85 workers using the WHOQOL-Bref and Nordic Osteomuscular Symptoms Questionnaire. Results: lower quality of life for the Environment domain and higher for Social Relationships. Workers reported pain in lower back, neck, shoulders, wrists/hands/fingers and knees. Neck pain influenced Physical (p=0.015) and Psychological (p=0.030) domains; shoulder pain (p=0.004) and dorsal region (p=0.013) influenced the Physical domain; pain in knees influenced Physical (p=0.000) and Environment (p=0.032) domains; pain in the ankles/feet influenced Physical (p=0.000), Psychological (p=0.032) and Environment (p=0.007) domains; pain in the dorsal region influenced the Physical domain (p=0.013). Conclusions: workers evaluated their quality of life as good or very good and reported to be satisfied or very satisfied with their health. They also reported pains in lower back, neck, shoulders, wrists/hands/fingers and knees. Pain has influenced the quality of life.摘要 研究目的：评估基层医疗卫生工作者的生活质量与肌肉骨骼症状。方法：本研究为描述性、相关性横断面研究，共纳入85名受试工作者，采用世界卫生组织生活质量简表（WHOQOL-Bref）与北欧肌肉骨骼症状问卷（Nordic Osteomuscular Symptoms Questionnaire）开展调研。结果：受试工作者在环境领域的生活质量评分较低，而在社会关系领域评分较高。受试者自述存在腰痛、颈痛、肩痛、腕/手/指疼痛以及膝关节疼痛。颈痛对生理领域（p=0.015）与心理领域（p=0.030）存在显著影响；肩痛（p=0.004）与背部区域疼痛（p=0.013）可影响生理领域；膝关节疼痛可影响生理领域（p=0.000）与环境领域（p=0.032）；踝/足疼痛可影响生理领域（p=0.000）、心理领域（p=0.032）与环境领域（p=0.007）；背部区域疼痛可影响生理领域（p=0.013）。结论：受试工作者将自身生活质量评定为良好或极佳，并对自身健康状况表示满意或高度满意。受试者同时自述存在腰痛、颈痛、肩痛、腕/手/指疼痛以及膝关节疼痛。疼痛症状可对生活质量产生影响。