RELAÇÃO ENTRE DOR MUSCULOESQUELÉTICA E CONDIÇÕES DE TRABALHO DE POLICIAIS MILITARES

The military policeman's work activity can lead to musculoskeletal overload, due to long working hours, standing for many hours and the use of heavy equipment such as the ballistic vest, which can cause discomfort, fatigue and musculoskeletal pain, predisposing these professionals to pain. That compromise your health and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the perception of musculoskeletal pain of military police, identifying the presence of painful points and establishing relationships between the points found and their working conditions. Fifty-five military police officers of both sexes, with more than five years of service to the institution, who belonged to the 15th Battalion of the city of Patos de Minas-MG, participated in the study. The sociodemographic and health questionnaire was applied and, subsequently, the “Body Pain Map”. All police officers had pain in some region of the body after the workday. Associations between the body regions with pain, the use of the ballistic vest, work vehicle and length of service, showed involvement mainly in the lower back region. Given the results presented, there is a prevalence of pain in the lower back followed by pain in the thoracic region. All participants were wearing the ballistic vest, a fact that influenced the presence of the painful points presented. Therefore, studies are important in order to detect health risk factors for these workers, in order to propose strategies that improve their quality of life.

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Musculoskeletal pain in multiple body sites and work ability in the general working population: cross-sectional study among 10,000 wage earners

Scandinavian Journal of Pain ◽

10.1515/sjpain-2018-0304 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 131-137 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Mohammad Bayattork ◽

Markus D. Jakobsen ◽

Emil Sundstrup ◽

Foad Seidi ◽

Hans Bay ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pain Intensity ◽

Musculoskeletal Pain ◽

Work Ability ◽

The Body ◽

Physical Work ◽

Work Demands ◽

Work Activity ◽

Body Regions ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Wage Earners

Abstract Background and aims Musculoskeletal pain may negatively affect work ability, especially when work demands are high and/or physical capacity of the worker is low. This study investigated the association between intensity of musculoskeletal pain in multiple body regions and work ability among young and old workers with sedentary and physical demanding jobs. Methods Currently employed wage earners (n=10,427) replied to questions about pain intensity, work ability, and physical work demands. The odds ratio (OR) for having a lower level of work ability in relation to the physical demands at work were modeled using logistic regression controlled for various confounders. Results The OR for lower work ability increased with higher pain intensity in all regions among workers with sedentary and physical work. The same pattern was observed among workers <50 years and ≥50 years in both work types. The association was quite consistent across age and work activity groups, although it tended to be more pronounced among those with physically demanding work in some of pain regions. Conclusions This study shows that increasing pain intensity in multiple sites of the body is associated with lower work ability. This was seen for both younger and older workers as well as those with sedentary and physical work. Implications Physical workers with multiple-site pain may especially be at increased risk of the consequences of reduced work ability. Therefore, extra attention is needed and this group may benefit from better targeted preventive measures.

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Avaliação da qualidade de vida de policiais militares que trabalham no município de Marabá, Pará / Evaluation of the quality of life of military police officers working in the municipality of Maraba, Para

Brazilian Journal of Health Review ◽

10.34119/bjhrv4n1-017 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 188-202

Author(s):

Anderson Braga Rodrigues Cardoso ◽

Lucas Lopes da Costa ◽

Lucas Ribeiro Silva Sodré ◽

Pedro Henrique de Oliveira Fornaciari ◽

Laís Balla Lucena ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Police Officers ◽

Military Police

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Association of Mechanical Low Back Pain and Quality of Life in Security Guards

International Journal of Health Sciences and Research ◽

10.52403/ijhsr.20210420 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 153-156

Author(s):

Mansi Manoj Muly ◽

Hally Shah ◽

Asmaa Shaikh

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Back Pain ◽

Musculoskeletal Pain ◽

Lower Back Pain ◽

World Health ◽

Musculoskeletal Discomfort ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Security Guards ◽

Lower Back

Musculoskeletal Pain affects the bones & soft tissue musculatures. It can be acute or chronic. It can be localized or widespread. Lower back pain (LBP) is the most common type of musculoskeletal pain. It is one of the causes of absenteeism of employees from their work and significantly affecting their quality of life (QoL). Security guards usually involves standing for long duration. Therefore LBP is quite common in them. Changes in posture or poor body mechanics may bring about spine related problems, therefore causing other muscles to be misused and become painful. Very few literatures are available worldwide on prevalence of mechanical LBP & its relation to the QoL in standing workers. Therefore, the aim is to find out the correlation of mechanical LBP and QoL in security guards. Cross sectional study design was chosen for the research. From ninety security guards (male & female, aged 30-50 years) were screened on Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ). Thirty-one security guards were selected after screening, those who met the inclusion criteria (1.5 and above on CMDQ for lower back), informed consent was taken and further assessed on Oswestry LBP Disability Questionnaire (OLBPDQ) and World Health Organization QoL-BREF (WHO-QoL-BREF). In the study, moderately negative correlation was found between the OLBPDQ score & all QoL domains (-0.3, -0.1, -0.5, -0.2), which showed a significant lower QoL domains with severe LBP. Key words: Mechanical Lower back pain, Standing workers, Quality of life.

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Assessment of the Presence of Symptoms, Individual Protection Measures (IPM) and Suspect Screening Measures (SSM) of COVID-19 in Federal Police Officers from a Regional Police Station in Brazil

10.20944/preprints202008.0408.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Jefferson Aparecido Dias ◽

Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas ◽

Cláudia Rucco Penteado Detregiachi ◽

Fernanda Mesquita Serva ◽

Piero Biteli ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Police Officers ◽

Serological Test ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

The Body ◽

Protection Measures ◽

Suspect Screening ◽

Individual Protection ◽

Screening Measures

The coronavirus of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known as COVID-19, has spread rapidly around the world, leading to social detachment and the home office replacing face-to-face work. The performance of police officers faces limitations to the new requirements, while recognizing the need to ensure health and quality of life. Thus, the present study aimed to verify the panorama of the spread of COVID-19 among federal police officers by analyzing the presence of symptoms, individual protection measures (IPM), suspect screening measures (SSM) and examination for total antibodies (IgA, IgG and IgM). For this, data were collected through a questionnaire customized for this situation, blood for serological testing and measurements of clinical data from 56 federal police officers in the municipality of Marília (São Paulo, Brazil). There was no positive result in the Anti-SARS-CoV-2 serological test in any sample participant. The mean value of the Body Mass Index (27.2 ± 5.4 kg / m2) suggests overweight and obesity, in addition to the presence of hypertension in 16.1%, diabetes in 3.6%, asthma in 3.6 % and obesity by 25%, which represents an important risk of complications for COVID-19. The use of a mask is the most frequent IPM (96.4%) and most of the sample has used a cloth or home mask (90.9%). However, 47.3% have not performed the correct cleaning of the masks and 5.5% have not taken any care with mask hygiene. It can be concluded that care in relation to the professional activities of federal police to date has prevented the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and that they must be maintained or increased because risk factors, which involve quality of life and worsening of the contamination condition, were detected in the participants.

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Sensory Abnormalities in MS

International Journal of MS Care ◽

10.7224/1537-2073-6.4.144 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 144-147 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Timothy Galey ◽

Colleen Miller ◽

Michael Nazareth ◽

Rohit Bakshi ◽

Carol M. Brownscheidle ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Spinal Cord ◽

Lower Extremity ◽

Disease Duration ◽

The Body ◽

Sensory Abnormalities ◽

Patient Interviews ◽

Body Regions ◽

Edss Score

Sensory abnormalities such as numbness, paresthesias, and altered sensations of pain or temperature are common in MS. Using phenomenologic methodology, patient interviews were conducted to assess the occurrence of sensory abnormalities termed “macrosomatic illusions” in MS. These were defined as sensations of “largeness” accompanied by banding and/or tightness in specific body regions. These sensations were reported by 72 MS patients with mean disease duration of 4.7 years and mean EDSS score of 2.9. The phenomena usually affected more than one site: lower extremity (58 reports), torso (36 reports), upper extremity (26 reports), face (9 reports), and entire side of the body (4 reports). The sensations were variously described as “toes are like sausages,” “feels like I'm wearing clown shoes,” “like I have a tight corset on,” or “fingers feel swollen.” In five of seven patients for whom cervical MRI was available at the time of symptoms, lesions were identified in the spinal cord that correlated anatomically with the macrosomatic illusions. Longitudinal prospective studies are warranted to further characterize the prevalence and cause of these phenomena, their impact on disability and quality of life, and association with spinal cord disease.

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Quality of life among military police officers: a comparison between chronic low back pain in Caxias do Sul, Brazil

Physiotherapy ◽

10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1933 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 101 ◽

pp. e1053-e1054

Author(s):

L.G. Moura Junior ◽

R. Webber de Oliveira ◽

J.G. Gaviraghi ◽

P. Spadari Crippa ◽

T. Bonalume Bianchi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Police Officers ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

Military Police

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Health-related quality of life and related factors of military police officers

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes ◽

10.1186/1477-7525-12-60 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 60 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Franciele da Silva ◽

Salma Stéphany Hernandez ◽

Beatriz Angélica Arancibia ◽

Thiago Luis da Silva Castro ◽

Paulo José Barbosa Filho ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Police Officers ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Military Police ◽

Related Factors ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Experience in the use of double broncholytic therapy in occupational practice

Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology ◽

10.31089/1026-9428-2019-59-5-303-307 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 303-307

Author(s):

Elena A. Beigel ◽

Natalya G. Kuptsova ◽

Elena V. Katamanova ◽

Oksana V. Ushakova ◽

Oleg L. Lakhman

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Personal Data ◽

The Body ◽

Step Test ◽

Aluminum Production ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Body Plethysmography ◽

Occupational Copd ◽

The Impact

Introduction. Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading nosological forms of occupational respiratory disease. Numerous studies have shown high effectiveness of the combination of indacaterol/glycopyrronium (Ultibro®breezhaler®) on the impact on clinical and functional indicators in the treatment of COPD in General practice.The aim of the investigation the case of occupational COPD with the analysis of the dynamics of functional indicators, tolerance to physical load and evaluation of the quality of life of workers engaged in aluminum production by using combination of indacaterol/glycopyrronium.Materials and methods. The random sampling method included 20 men, workers of aluminum production, with the established diagnosis of professional COPD at the age of 40 to 60 years. The survey was conducted (Borg scale, medical Research Council scale (mMRC) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT). Functional methods of studies were conducted: spirometry, body plethysmography, electrocardiography (ECG) and the six-minute stepper test (6-MST).Results. Against the background of 8 weeks of therapy, the volume of forced exhalation for 1 minute (FEV1) increased by 14.7% and amounted to 67.90% of the due values, the forced vital capacity of the lungs (FVC) increased by 11.3% and amounted to 76.95% of the due. According to the body plethysmography (BPG) is set to decrease in residual lung volume on average by 13.4% and static hyperinflation, confirmed by the decrease in functional residual volume (FRV) of 18.8%. During the study period increased physical activity of patients. The average difference between the distance traveled in the six-minute step test before and after treatment was 58.8 m. The analysis of personal data showed that the quality of life of patients improved, the total score in the questionnaire CAT at the beginning of the study was 16.9 points, and after 8 weeks decreased by 63% and amounted to 10.7 points.Conclusions: The Results indicate a positive effect of combination therapy with indacaterol/glycopyrronium on the course and progression of occupational COPD.

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