Musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and shoulder in dental hygienists and dental hygiene students.
PURPOSE: Dental hygienists have been found to have high rates of neck and shoulder disorders, but there is very limited information on risk factors associated with those disorders, the level of risk for students, and the relationship of prior work as dental assistants for dental hygiene students. Th...
| Published in: | Journal of Dental Hygiene Vol. 81; no. 1; pp. 10 - 11 |
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American Dental Hygienists Association
Winter2007
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=106197337&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 106197337 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 1043254X 0CM jtl: Journal of Dental Hygiene issn: 1043254X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Winter2007 vid: 81 iid: 1 pid: 1936 pub: American Dental Hygienists Association place: Chicago, Illinois artinfo: ui: 106197337 106197337 2009562666 NLM17362608 106197337 ppf: 10 ppct: 1 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and shoulder in dental hygienists and dental hygiene students. aug: au: Morse T Bruneau H Michalak-Turcotte C Sanders M Warren N Dussetschleger J Diva U Croteau M Cherniack M affil: Department of Community Medicine and Ergonomic Technology Center (ErgoCenter), University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA. TMorse@uchc.edu sug: subj: Musculoskeletal Diseases Neck Pain Shoulder Pain Chi Square Test Confidence Intervals Data Analysis Software Dental Hygienists Descriptive Statistics Funding Source Logistic Regression Musculoskeletal Diseases Risk Factors Odds Ratio Physical Examination Prospective Studies Questionnaires Sample Size Self Report Statistical Significance Students, Dental Hygiene Human ab: PURPOSE: Dental hygienists have been found to have high rates of neck and shoulder disorders, but there is very limited information on risk factors associated with those disorders, the level of risk for students, and the relationship of prior work as dental assistants for dental hygiene students. This study examines self-reported and physician-diagnosed neck and shoulder pain. METHODS: A cohort consisting of 27 dental hygiene students with no prior dental occupation experience (mean age 24, 6.2 SD), and 39 dental hygiene students with prior experience as dental assistants (mean age 28, 6.0) and 94 experienced dental hygienists (mean age 46, 8.8) completed a questionnaire on risk factors and self reported pain, and were examined by a physician in reference to upper extremity findings and diagnoses. Analysis included tabular, trend, and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: There were significant differences for risks, symptoms, and physician findings. Risk factors had a stepwise progression for students, student/assistants, and experienced dental hygienists, including working with a bent neck often or very often (79%, 89%, 96%, respectively, p<.001), static posture (39%, 50%, 63%, p<.001), precise motions (58%, 67%, 90%, p<.001), and repetition (79%, 86%, 98%, p<.001). Neck symptoms were reported by 37%, 43%, and 72%, respectively (p<.001), and 11%, 20%, and 35% for shoulder symptoms (p<.05). Similar patterns were demonstrated in physician findings, particularly for neck disorders (18%, 36%, 50%, p<.01). In regressions, self-reported shoulder pain was significantly associated with working above shoulder height (OR=1.5, CI 1.0-2.4), and neck symptoms with working with a bent neck (OR=2.1, CI 1.3-3.4), with a protective effect from high supervisor support (OR=0.5, CI 0.2-1.0). CONCLUSION: Risk factors and both self-reported and physician-diagnosed neck and shoulder symptoms increase in frequency from students to experienced hygienists, and students have higher prevalence if they are also dental assistants. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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