Musculoskeletal pain among male faculty members of the College of Medicine and College of Dentistry

We aimed to establish the local prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among faculty members in Saudi Arabia and describe the patient's risk factors and preventive measures that may reduce its burden.An observational, quantitative, cross-sectional study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of...

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Published in:Medicine (Baltimore) 2021-05, Vol.100 (21), p.e26176-e26176
Main Authors: Aldhafian, Osama R., Alsamari, Faisal A., Alshahrani, Naif A., Alajmi, Mohammed N., Alotaibi, Abdulelah M., Nwihadh, Naif Bin, Saleh, Ayman K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Faculty, Dental - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Low Back Pain - epidemiology
Low Back Pain - prevention & control
Male
Middle Aged
Musculoskeletal Pain - epidemiology
Musculoskeletal Pain - prevention & control
Neck Pain - epidemiology
Neck Pain - prevention & control
Observational Study
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational Diseases - prevention & control
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Shoulder Pain - epidemiology
Shoulder Pain - prevention & control
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Summary:We aimed to establish the local prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among faculty members in Saudi Arabia and describe the patient's risk factors and preventive measures that may reduce its burden.An observational, quantitative, cross-sectional study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and its risk factors among male faculty members in the College of Medicine and Dentistry, using a designed questionnaire based on the Standardized Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Chi-square testing at a significance level of P 
ISSN:0025-7974
1536-5964
DOI:10.1097/MD.0000000000026176