Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Symptoms among Czech Dental Students. Part 1: a Questionnaire Survey
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article
Grant support
PROGRES Q40/13
Univerzita Karlova v Praze
PubMed
30664445
DOI
10.14712/18059694.2018.131
PII: am_2018061040131
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- dentistry students, musculoskeletal disorders, questionnaire survey,
- MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Musculoskeletal Diseases epidemiology MeSH
- Occupational Diseases epidemiology MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- Surveys and Questionnaires MeSH
- Risk Factors MeSH
- Sex Factors MeSH
- Students, Dental * MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) frequently occur among dentists and dental students. The first aim of this study was to gather and analyze information about the prevalence of symptoms of MSDs. The second aim was to determine a correlation between subjectively described complaints and the results of an objective examination of the spine using the Spinal Mouse® device; that part is described in the second section of this article. Dental students of the first, third and fifth years at Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové were included. The participants filled out a questionnaire regarding the prevalence of symptoms of MSDs and the potential risk factors. From a total of 182 students that participated in this study, 71 reported musculoskeletal pain (prevalence 39%). The musculoskeletal pain was more frequent among women. During the studies its prevalence increased. The most frequent areas of pain were neck, lower back and upper back. The results indicate that musculoskeletal pain often begins and continues to develop throughout the dentistry studies.
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