Survey of Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Building Construction Workers in Southern Taiwan

南台灣建築工人之肌肉骨骼症狀調查

楊育昇(Yu-Sheng Yang) ； David Goldsheyder ； 高麗芷(Lee-Jyy Kau)

《職能治療學會雜誌》 20卷 (2002/11) Pp. 11-21

https://doi.org/10.6594/JTOTA.2002.20.02

摘要

肌肉骨骼系統疾病是建築工人最常發生的疾病，然而針對於此問題相關的本土研究卻十分有限。本研究有兩個主要目的：第一，顯示本土建築工人在肌肉骨骼系統上的問題；第二，指出可能造成該傷害的相關工作活動或因素。105位建築工人參與此問卷調查(其中有99男性、6位女性)。研究結果顯示：有76.2%的工人曾有肌肉骨骼系統上的問題，其中肩膀疼痛(47.6%)是最常見因工作導致的肌肉骨骼系統病症。其次是頸部症狀(43.8%)及下背疼痛(38.1%)。在分析工作的相關活動後，研究發現就本建築工人而言，長期工作在一個固定的姿勢，或者在不良工作姿勢，是最容易引發因工作而導鼓的肌肉骨骼系統疾病。根據本研究的結果，本土建築工人患肌肉骨骼系統疾病的盛行率很高。未來以人因工程角度來介入此問題時，應該著重於降低易引起職業傷害的工作活動，特別是在一個固定的姿勢，或者在不良工作姿勢下長期工作。

關鍵字

建築肌肉骨骼障礙,人因工程介入

並列摘要

Construction industry is a hazardous industry. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are major problems among construction workers. However, musculoskeletal (MS) research in general is very limited in Taiwan. There were two objectives in this pilot study. The first one was to characterize the MS injury of building construction workers in Taiwan. The second one was to identify work-related activities and job factors that the building construction worker perceived contributing the most to their symptoms. 105 construction workers (99 male, 6 female) participated in this questionnaire survey. The result showed that 76.2% of the most prevalent work-related MS symptoms (74.6%), neck symptoms were the second (43.8%), and low back symptoms were the third (38.1%). After analyzing work-related activities, working in static position and awkward posture are the most frequently reported worker-related activities causing MS symptoms among building construction workers in Taiwan. The results indicated that building construction workers have high prevalence rate of MSDs. The future ergonomic intervention for these workers should focus on reduction of workers exposure to job-related risk activities, especially working in static or awkward posture.

並列關鍵字

construction,musculoskeletal disorders,ergonomic intervention