فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

INTRODUCTION: Work‑related musculoskeletal symptoms are a major health issue in manyoccupations all over the world. Past researches on hospital workers have mainly been focused onnurses, and not many studies have examined musculoskeletal symptoms among doctors in variousspecialties. The work of surgeons can involve high levels of mental concentration and very precisemovements that can be categorized as mild‑to‑moderate physical demands.OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of musculoskeletal problems and their related physical andpsychosocial factors of surgeons who are involved in such work.METHODOLOGY: Forty‑three surgeons were enrolled in this study. To evaluate the musculoskeletaldisorders, the participants were assessed through Standardized Nordic Questionnaire, QuickExposure Check for the work pattern, and Work style Short Form for screening purpose.RESULTS: Out of 43 participants, 30 were male and 13 were female. Their mean age was42.07 ± 12.35 years, and the mean working years ± standard deviation of the group was15.14 years ± 9.017. On an average, they worked a total of about 8.58 h ± 1.96 per day. Theprevalence of work‑related musculoskeletal symptoms was found in 36 participants (83.70%), whileonly seven surgeons (16.30%) were symptom free.CONCLUSION: The present study indicates a high prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms insurgeons. The results also indicated that surgeons had a high sense of commitment and self‑imposedpressure.