Associações entre autorrelato de sintomas com aspectos clínicos em trabalhadores com ler/dort

Abstract

Repetitive Strain Injuries/Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (LER/DORT) are among the main forms of illness at work. However, there is a tendency to disregard the worker's complaint, even studies already proving the agreement between self-report of symptoms and the findings on physical examination. The present study aimed to evaluate the associations between self-reported symptoms with clinical characteristics and diagnosis of LER/DORT. Cross-sectional study, exploratory and quantitative methodology, approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro. 101 Workers with LER/DORT who were in the waiting line for wphysiotherapeutic treatment in the Specialized Rehabilitation Unit of the municipality of Uberaba-Minas Gerais participated in the study. For evaluation, a questionnaire with personal, sociodemographic data, occupational history, Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) was used to collect self-reported pain, application of dignotic tests for each joint and the measurement of palmar grip strength by dynamometry. The mean age of 50.42±8.35 years, prevalence of females (76.2%) and 100% reported that were exposed to ergonomic risks. The regions with the highest number of workers with musculoskeletal symptoms were the lumbar spine, shoulders, hips/thighs and wrists/hands. Self-reported the presence of symptoms on shoulders, elbows and wrists/hands was significantly associated with all test results for these regions (p<0.05). Self-report is associated with the clinical aspects of the worker with LER/DORT, thus being a fundamental tool for the establishment of the causal link of musculoskeletal disorders with work