IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2310: Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Dorsalgia and Associated Factors among Casual Dockworkers

IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2310: Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Dorsalgia and Associated Factors among Casual Dockworkers

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15102310

Authors: Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz Clarice Alves Bonow Daiani Modernel Xavier Joana Cezar Vaz Letícia Silveira Cardoso Marlise Capa Verde Almeida de Mello Valdecir Zavarese da Costa Cynthia Fontella Sant’Anna

This study’s aim was to analyse the relationship between musculoskeletal disorders (low back pain and dorsalgia) and sociodemographic characteristics, workload and occupational hazards among casual dockworkers. This cross-sectional study addressed casual dockworkers from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The convenience sample was composed of 232 casual dockworkers. Data were collected using a structured interview and observation. Poisson regression analysis was used. Association between low back pain and physiological occupational risk (p = 0.006), total exertion levels (p = 0.014) and frustration (p = 0.020) remained statistically significant, while the use of illicit drugs (p = 0.023), being a quayside worker (p = 0.021) and physiological occupational risk (p = 0.040) remained associated with dorsalgia. Decreasing these variables in the workplace may also reduce the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders such as low back pain and dorsalgia.

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