TY  - JOUR
T1  - Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Cardiologists
AU - Vahdatpour, Babak AU - Skouie, Farnaz Dabiri AU - Rahimi, Alireza AU - Khosrawi, Saeid AU - Mashrabi, Omid 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
SP  - 170
EP  - 174
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2011.170.174
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2011.170.174
KW  - Quick Exposure Check (QEC)
KW  -cardiologists
KW  -echocardiography
KW  -Musculoskeletal disorders
KW  -prevalence rate
KW  -angiography
AB  - Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are common health problems and an important cause of disability among working groups including physicians. The aim of this study was to investigate the 12 months period prevalence of WMSDs in cardiologists. The study was conducted on Isfahan cardiologists’ population from whom 30 cardiologists entered the study. Researchers took a photograph using digital camera when they were performing echocardiography. Data analyzed using Quick Exposure Check (QEC) for assessing exposure to WMSDs related risk factors. The 12 months prevalence rates of WMSDs in cardiologists were highest in the lower back and neck (20%). Individual anatomical prevalence rate was high in the cases who were >40 years old compared with <40 (p = 0.6). There were no significant relation between anatomical regions pain and sex (p = 0.5), total working hours (p = 0.3) and echocardiography practice hours (p = 0.08). There was significant relation between types of shoulder exposure risks and age groups (p = 0.05). WMSDs among cardiologists were not related to advanced age and echocardiography practice hours. However, researchers recommend conducting further studies with more cases in future in order to determine relation between WMSDs and other risk factors in cardiologists, particularly in whom performing angiography as well as echocardiography.
ER  -