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Revista de la Asociación Española de Especialistas en Medicina del Trabajo
On-line version ISSN 3020-1160Print version ISSN 1132-6255
Abstract
OROZCO VASQUEZ, Margarita María; ZULUAGA RAMIREZ, Yury Carolina and CAMPOS GUZMAN, Nelson Rolando. Musculoskeletal symptomatology in postharvest workers of a flower farm in Cundinamarca. Rev Asoc Esp Espec Med Trab [online]. 2022, vol.31, n.2, pp.198-207. Epub Aug 22, 2022. ISSN 3020-1160.
Objetives:
Musculoskeletal symptoms are one of the main causes of loss of work capacity and absenteeism in the world of work. Flower growing workers are predisposed to them due to the nature of their work. The objective was to identify the musculoskeletal symptomatology in the different body segments.
Materials and Methods:
Descriptive study with a quantitative approach, the population was 135 workers from the post-harvest area of a flower farm located in a municipality near the city of Bogotá, 2 instruments were applied, a sociodemographic characterization survey and the Standardized Nordic questionnaire.
Results:
The body segments with the presence of symptoms were the right wrist 34%, upper back 32%, lower back 27%, feet and ankles 26%. 99% of workers attribute their musculoskeletal symptoms to work activity. Conclusion: Significant prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in workers in the last 12 months.
Keywords : Ergonomics; flowers; Agricultural Cultivation; Musculoskeletal Pain; Risk Factors.
