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http://dx.doi.org/10.17946/JRST.2022.45.4.355

A Study on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Related to Sonographer's  

An, Hyun (Department of Radiological Science, Dong-eui University)
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Journal of radiological science and technology / v.45, no.4, 2022 , pp. 355-363 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was to investigate the prevalence rate of musculoskeletal disorders in relation to general characteristic factors, living environment factors, and work environment factors for sonographer's. For the response questions, the guidelines for musculoskeletal burden work were used. For statistical analysis, SPSS 26.0 version was used. For the common body parts of the sonographer's who responded, the prevalence was investigated by dividing the group into a group with high pain or discomfort and a group with low pain or discomfort according to the degree to which they experienced symptoms during the past 12 months. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine the variance inflation factor(VIF), odds ratio (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI). A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. As a result, housework hours, examination history, regular physical activity, number of patient examinations per day, and sitting posture were investigated as variables for rate musculoskeletal disorders. The sonographer's occupational group was found to have a high prevalence rate of musculoskeletal disorders like various other occupational groups. Based on the results of this study, it is judged that musculoskeletal disorders can be reduced by recognizing musculoskeletal disorders and improving work environment factors.
Keywords
Sonographer's; Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders; Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis; Prevalence Rate; Odds Ratio;
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