Ergonomics disorders in the personnel of medical records department at training hospitals of Shiraz University of medical sciences

ABSTRACT

The current study was designed to focus on the status of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the personnel of Medical Records Departments of training hospital affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Since occupational safety has a direct impact on efficiency, assessment of personnel health is of great importance. This cross-sectional descriptive survey included 75 personnel of medical records departments. The required data were collected in Noredic and a demographic questionnaire. It was shown that 92% of the subjects in this study suffered from musculoskeletal disorders. In 2005 they had 177 days off work. Also they were visited by a doctor because of musculoskeletal disorders 26 times in a year and they had 37 days off work. They reported that MSD or pain were present in lumbar 9.3%, neck 9.3%, shoulders 6.7% and wrist 10.7%. There was an insignificant relationship between demographic variables and work related injuries. In 69.3% of the cases, pain quality of MSD was observed at working and in 37.3% cases pain severity was with 3 degrees. Researchers propose use ergonomic factors in workplace to prevent musculoskeletal disorders for medical records staff