Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and its relationship with occupational stress among workers at a steel industry

Abstract

Background and aims: In the most of the workplaces there are work-related stress, also workers complain of musculoskeletal disorders. It should be noted that these two factors effect on people's lives. The aim of this study was to determine the association between the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and occupational stress among a group of workers in the metal industry. Methods: This study was a descriptive - analytic research with a questionnaire survey. 361 workers were included in the study. Data were collected using Nordic questionnaire and DASS-21 software. Demographic characteristics such as age, sex, marital status, in other questionnaires were collected. Data analysis was performed using statistical software spss- 20. Results: Results showed that 82.3 individuals had normal stress and 3.1 were with severe stress. Body posture, exercise, smoking and stress have significant relation with WMSDs. Conclusion: Increased job stress plays a role in the development of musculoskeletal disorders.There is a significant relation between body posture and WMSDs.