Trastornos musculoesqueléticos relacionados con el trabajo en el personal de salud de primer nivel de atención.

Abstract

Musculoskeletal disorders, also known as MSDs, are currently considered an imp ortant problem for personnel working in the first level of care at the Coca III Health Unit, due to the fact that they affect both their well being and their performance during the working day. In this sense, the present work aimed to identify the level of prevalence of MSDs, evaluating the ergonomic risk factors linked to them and also developing an intervention proposal in order to reduce the impact they leave. A mixed approach was applied, with which it was possible to demonstrate that both the lumbar ar ea, as well as the neck and shoulders, make up the areas with the highest level of involvement, having a high incidence, which is related to inadequate postures, overload at work level and lack of active breaks. An ergonomic analysis was developed, which e videnced a lack of adequate furniture and lack of knowledge on the part of the workers on how to prevent injuries, for which it is considered necessary to apply a comprehensive strategy, for which a program of active breaks and adjustments at the level of ergonomics was designed as an alternative solution, focused on the improvement of working conditions and the reduction of MSDs. It was concluded that with the implementation of the proposal, it will be possible to prevent injuries, improve the well being o f health workers and optimize the work environment.