Epidemiological characterization of low back pain in shipyard workers Cartagena 2024
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Low back pain, low back pain, safety and health at work, shipyard, maritimeAbstract
To characterize epidemiological aspects related to low back pain and work activities among workers of a shipyard and dredging company. This research is descriptive and was developed with a cross-sectional section. It was developed with 95 workers hired between March 1 and 31, 2024 in a shipyard company located in the city of Cartagena. They were assessed to detect specific symptoms of DL, the Oswestry low back pain disability scale-questionnaire was used, the prevalence of nonspecific and specific low back pain was evaluated. The analysis of the variables was carried out, obtaining the following results: 78.9% of the respondents have experienced low back pain at some point in their lives, 96% of them belonging to socioeconomic strata 1, 2 and 3; 98.7% perform trunk flexion and twisting movements, 92% carry out forced movements, and 84% lift heavy objects during their workday. Furthermore, 5.3% have been disabled by this condition, while 73.3% have support for lifting loads, but use it inappropriately; the most frequent effort reported by 69.3% is lifting objects. The prevalence of low back pain was 65.3%, while that of specific low back pain was 34.7%. These results show a high incidence of this condition among workers in relation to their work, together with the instability in their type of contract and their social vulnerability, which could contribute to stress and increase the risk of developing this pathology. Therefore, it is essential that these companies implement adequate occupational health programs to improve the well-being of their employees and, in turn, optimize business competitiveness indicators.
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