Correlação entre sintomas osteomusculares e qualidade de vida de professores do ensino fundamental

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the correlation between musculoskeletal symptoms and the quality of life of primary school teachers in Guanambi, Bahia. Methods: This is an analytical cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The research was carried out with 52 elementary school teachers from the municipality of Guanambi / BA. The following instruments were used: Occupational sociodemographic questionnaire, Nordic Osteomuscular Symptom Questionnaire (QNSO), Quality of Life Assessment Tool - WHOQOL-Bref. Results: The occupational sociodemographic profile showed a predominance of females (96.2%), the majority (88.5%) with a workday of 40 hours per week and with 92.3% having a postgraduate degree. A total of 96.2% understood that their work is at risk to health and 65.4% said that they tire frequently. There was a high prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms (84.6%), mainly in four parts of the body: knee, lumbar spine, shoulder and neck. Also the departures were due to these same parts. In the statistical analysis of the musculoskeletal symptoms in correlation with the occupational sociodemographic profile, there was a significant relation between the distance and feeling tired at work (p = 0.04), showing that the more the feeling of fatigue was the distance of musculoskeletal problems. In Whoqol-bref the total quality of life (3.64 ± 0.29), the perception of quality of life (3.75 ± 0.44) and personal satisfaction (3.48 ± 0.80) presented good averages with a higher score in the psychological domain (4.74 ± 0.42) and lower in the environmental domain (3.71 ± 0.35). Total quality of life presented a better score, in which they reported receiving from four to six minimum wages (p = 0.03), for those who believe that their work environment poses health risks (p = 0.03), in those who reported not to get tired in the work environment (p <0.001) and in those who practiced physical activity (p = 0.020). Total quality of life and physical domain were affected in all results correlating with musculoskeletal symptoms. Conclusion: Musculoskeletal symptoms directly affect the quality of life of primary school teachers in the municipality of Guanambi.