Factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers of the emergency service of a tertiary hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are health problems that can lead to disability. Objective: To determine the factors associated with the presence of musculoskeletal disorders in cleaning workers in the emergency service of the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, 2019. Methods: Descriptive, observational, cross-sectional retrospective with a quantitative approach. The survey technique was used and the instrument was the Standard Nordic Questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied. Results: 129 participants, female (82.95%); median age 43 years, height 1.55m, overweight or obese (57.37%), secondary or higher education (93.80%), originating in the interior of the country (37.21%) and from Lima; 32 years lived in Lima, the median working time was 18 months, 43.41% worked in the morning and 9.30% worked in more than one place (9.30%). They presented musculoskeletal pain 93.02%, pain in more than one area 75.97%, low back pain 65.12%, back pain 47.29%, neck pain (37.21%) and elbow/forearm pain 13, 18%. Only in the bivariate analysis, the working time was significant for the presence of pain (p value=0.009). Conclusion: After performing the adjusted analysis, no factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders were found.