Prevalence and influencing factors for cervical discomfort in medical staff / 预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand status and influencing factors for cervical discomfort in medical staff and to provide evidence for cervical spondylosis control. Methods We made a cervical discomfort questionnaire for medical personnel, including information about demography, life style, occupational hazard and symptoms of cervical discomfort. Then we carried out a survey from May to July 2017 in a hospital and used logistic regression model to analyze the influencing factors for cervical discomfort in medical staff. Results There were 965 medical staff participated in the survey, the response rate was 79.88% (965/1 208) . A total of 454 cases reported to have cervical discomfort, the prevalence was 47.05%. The results of multiple logistic regression analysis showed that years of service (OR4-10=2.551, 95% CI 1.683-3.861; OR ＞10=1.767, 95% CI1.325-2.358), air pollution in the workplace (ORgeneral=0.612, 95%CI 0.418-0.898; ORno=0.684, 95%CI 0.469-0.997), new business adaptability (OR=1.749, 95%CI 1.325-2.309) were the influencing factors for cervical discomfort in medical staff. Conclusion The prevalence of cervical discomfort is high in medical staff. Years of service, working environment and new business adaptability are associated with cervical discomfort in medical staff.