Abstract

VICENTE-HERRERO, M.ª Teófila et al. Pain in workers: prevalence and intensity: sociodemographic and occupational variables influence. Rev Asoc Esp Espec Med Trab [online]. 2015, vol.24, n.4, pp.158-168. ISSN 3020-1160.

Introduction. The pain is a subjective feeling, modulated by the previous experience and emotional state of the affected that it is complex to evaluate objectively, what different scales and tools are used. Objective of this work is rating the intensity of pain in workforce, quantifying it and establishing the impact posed by variables such as age, gender and job. Material and methods. Cross-sectional observational study in 1,080 workers, aged 18-65 years, during the periodic check-ups of health surveillance in companies in the service sector in Spain. The short self-administered questionnaire (reduced BPI), is used for assessment validated for Spain. It was used for the calculation of the different tests the statistical package SPSS 20.0. Results. By gender in women the pain intensity is higher than for men in all degrees of pain. The intensity of the pain increases to as age, though the higher intensity appears among younger workers (20-25 a) and from the age of 45. Pain relate to work shows irregular and non-significant results with values, in general, higher in men with non-manual work and in women with craftwork. Conclusions. These results can support health care and preventive planning in painful conditions, within a selective concept that includes the type of work performed and aspects linked to differences by gender and age.

Keywords : Pain Intensity; Pain prevalence; Pain BPI questionnaire; Workplace; Occupational Health.

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