Iranian Journal Of Health Sciences
علوم بهداشتی ایران
Iran J Health Sci
Medical Sciences
http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir
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Job Stress and its Relationship with the Musculoskeletal Disorders among Office Workers of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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Health Education
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Original Article
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Background and Purpose: Job stress is an important psychological factor. Musculoskeletal<br>
disorders are among the most common causes of disability in industrialized and developing<br>
countries. Therefore, this study aimed to assess job stress and its relationship with the prevalence<br>
of musculoskeletal disorders in office workers of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.<br>
Materials and Methods: A total of 234 office workers from Zahedan University of Medical<br>
Sciences were selected by census sampling. Data were collected using the Health and Safety<br>
Executive’s Management Standards Indicator Tool and the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort<br>
Questionnaire. Pearson’s correlation coefficients, independent t-test, analysis of variance, and<br>
chi-square tests were performed to analyze the data.<br>
Results: The mean age and work experience of the participants were 35.25 ± 8.37 and 9.20 ± 2.64<br>
years, respectively. The mean stress scores of men and women were 95.6 ± 13.1 and 95.2 ± 14.8,<br>
respectively. Stress showed a significant relationship with pain intensity in the middle and lower<br>
back, shoulders, and wrists. It was also significantly related with the frequency of pain in the neck,<br>
upper back, middle back, lower back, (left) shoulder, and both wrists (P ≤ 0.050).<br>
Conclusion: There were significant relationships between stress and pain in different parts of<br>
the body among office workers. In fact, high levels of stress were associated with<br>
musculoskeletal disorders and pain in different limbs of the subjects. Hence, stress reduction<br>
programs should be implemented to control the levels of stress and the incidence of<br>
musculoskeletal disorders among the studied workers.</p>
Job Stress, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Office Workers, Zahedan (Iran)
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Hossein
Ansari
10031947532846004832
10031947532846004832
No
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Babak
Fazli
fazli_babak@yahoo.com
10031947532846004833
10031947532846004833
Yes
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Hossein
Zare
10031947532846004834
10031947532846004834
No
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Somayeh
Hami Mahkoyeh
10031947532846004835
10031947532846004835
No
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Farasat
Fazli
10031947532846004836
10031947532846004836
No
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran