선원들의 요통발생 실태 및 위험요인에 관한연구

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to provide basic date on the causes and factors related with the workload on boars for seafarer’s Low Back Pain. the results of study are as follows;BR 1. The incidence of occupational Low Back Pain for the recent 12 months has been recorded as 56.2% of the subject. 2. The higher occupational satisfaction has the lower incidence of Low Back Pain(p〈0.01). and the person who takes a rest(p〈0.05) and physical exercise regularly(p〈0.01) has lower experience of the incidence 3. The incidence of Low Back Pain by characteristics of vessel was turn out as 59.3% of the fishing vessel, 55.3% merchantship and 52.9% of the vessel of special purpose. The incidence of each department of a ship has recorded as 54.3% of deck dept. 59.2% of engine dept. but there was little relationship between those. and the longer period of work and on-board service has the hither incidence of the higher incidence(p〈0.01). 4. The fitness of the working table (p〈0.01) and chair(p〈0.01) has affected the incidence of Low Back Pain significantly 5. The higher incidence of Low Back Pain has been experienced in case of working in back posture, and lifting up or carrying a heavy load(p〈0.01) 6. The major cause of Low Back Pain was turned out as excessive workload(26.5%) and stress (18.5%) ; the stress(24.1%) and excessive overwork(22.4%) for Deck dept. and excessive workload(32.3%) and bad position(21.7%) for Engine dept(p〈0.01). This study shows that low back pain disorders are seafare’s important health problem. The factors in which the prevalence rate of low back pain decrease are to provide information on health and safety and stress, work condition , and workload etc.