Assessing the effects of an educational program for the prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers

BMC Public Health

Sheng Wang³  Fengying Liu¹  Liping Li⁴  Pengying Yue²  Jian Shuai⁴ 

[1] Guangdong Provincial Center for STI & Skin Diseases Control and Prevention, No.2 Lu Jing Road, Guangzhou 510095, China;Xi’an Innovation College of Yan’an University, Xi’an 710100, China;Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China;Injury Prevention Research Center, Medical College of Shantou University, 22 Xin Ling Road, Shantou 515041, China

关键词: Intervention;    Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders;    Teachers;   

Others  :  1122903
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-14-1211

 received in 2014-06-11, accepted in 2014-11-18,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Musculoskeletal disorders represent one of the most common and most costly occupational health problems in both developed and developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of occupational health education and ergonomic training on awareness, attitude and behavior of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among teachers.

Methods

A self-controlled longitudinal study with pre/post design was used to evaluate the effects of intervention among school teachers from the 21^st of June, 2010 to the 21^st of August, 2011. Choosing a cluster random sampling method, 350 (70.0% response rate (350/500)) teachers from four schools were assigned to receive eight weeks of intervention (participatory ergonomic training and occupational health education). Evaluations focused on teachers who participated in both pre- and post-questionnaires. Two post-tests were then administered to the participants to identify changes at six and 12 months after intervention.

Results

The follow-up rate was 93.7% (328/350) at six months after intervention, and 90.9% (319/350) at 12 months after intervention. After the intervention, the awareness rate, attitude and health behavior improved. The self-reported prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders for neck, shoulder, upper and lower back pain, or discomfort were lower than before intervention (P < 0.05).

Conclusion

Interventions based on occupational health education lectures, on-site ergonomics training, publicity brochures and posters showed a positive effect on prevention and control of the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in teachers. Improvement in awareness, behavior and attitude changes, and prevalence were found at both six and 12 months post-intervention, confirming that the effectiveness of the program can be sustained.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Shuai et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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