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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and its association with physical fitness among physiotherapy students attending public universities in Malaysia/ Fatim Tahirah Mirza, Awatif Syazani Roslan and Ain Saiful Bahri

Physical fitness plays a key role in minimizing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) among physiotherapists. A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of WRMSDs and their associated factors among physiotherapy students in public universities in Malaysia. A self-ad...

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Main Authors: Mirza, Fatim Tahirah, Roslan, Awatif Syazani, Saiful Bahri, Ain
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2019
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Physical education and training. Physical fitness
Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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spelling my.uitm.ir.546912021-12-15T07:50:02Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54691/ Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and its association with physical fitness among physiotherapy students attending public universities in Malaysia/ Fatim Tahirah Mirza, Awatif Syazani Roslan and Ain Saiful Bahri Mirza, Fatim Tahirah Roslan, Awatif Syazani Saiful Bahri, Ain Physical education and training. Physical fitness Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene Diseases of the musculoskeletal system Physical fitness plays a key role in minimizing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) among physiotherapists. A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of WRMSDs and their associated factors among physiotherapy students in public universities in Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire (Standardized Nordic Questionnaire) was distributed and physical fitness level was assessed on 114 undergraduate physiotherapy students from the only three public universities in Malaysia offering Physiotherapy program. Physical fitness assessments consisted of body composition, muscle flexibility, muscle strength and cardiorespiratory endurance tests. The overall prevalence of WRMSDs among physiotherapy students was 82% with more female reported having WRMSDs when compared to males students (84% vs. 73%, p <0.000). The lower back was reported as the body area most affected by WRMSDs within the past 12-months and 7 days (31% and 24%, respectively) followed by neck (16% and 10%, respectively) and shoulder (11% and 7%, respectively). Significant differences were observed between the proportion of students who had undergone clinical placement between 10-15, 16-20, and 21-25 weeks (χ2 = 8.80 p = 0.003) on WRMSDs. However, no significant differences were observed on the prevalence of WRMSDs across BMI and level of physical fitness. In summary, the prevalence of WRMSDs among physiotherapy students in Malaysia is high and physical fitness are not associated with WRMSD. Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2019-09 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54691/1/54691.pdf ID54691 Mirza, Fatim Tahirah and Roslan, Awatif Syazani and Saiful Bahri, Ain (2019) Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and its association with physical fitness among physiotherapy students attending public universities in Malaysia/ Fatim Tahirah Mirza, Awatif Syazani Roslan and Ain Saiful Bahri. Health Scope, 2. pp. 230-235. ISSN 2735-0649 http://healthscopefsk.com/
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topic Physical education and training. Physical fitness
Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
spellingShingle Physical education and training. Physical fitness
Personal health and hygiene. Including clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, nutrition, sleep, sex hygiene
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Mirza, Fatim Tahirah
Roslan, Awatif Syazani
Saiful Bahri, Ain
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and its association with physical fitness among physiotherapy students attending public universities in Malaysia/ Fatim Tahirah Mirza, Awatif Syazani Roslan and Ain Saiful Bahri
description Physical fitness plays a key role in minimizing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) among physiotherapists. A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of WRMSDs and their associated factors among physiotherapy students in public universities in Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire (Standardized Nordic Questionnaire) was distributed and physical fitness level was assessed on 114 undergraduate physiotherapy students from the only three public universities in Malaysia offering Physiotherapy program. Physical fitness assessments consisted of body composition, muscle flexibility, muscle strength and cardiorespiratory endurance tests. The overall prevalence of WRMSDs among physiotherapy students was 82% with more female reported having WRMSDs when compared to males students (84% vs. 73%, p <0.000). The lower back was reported as the body area most affected by WRMSDs within the past 12-months and 7 days (31% and 24%, respectively) followed by neck (16% and 10%, respectively) and shoulder (11% and 7%, respectively). Significant differences were observed between the proportion of students who had undergone clinical placement between 10-15, 16-20, and 21-25 weeks (χ2 = 8.80 p = 0.003) on WRMSDs. However, no significant differences were observed on the prevalence of WRMSDs across BMI and level of physical fitness. In summary, the prevalence of WRMSDs among physiotherapy students in Malaysia is high and physical fitness are not associated with WRMSD.
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author Mirza, Fatim Tahirah
Roslan, Awatif Syazani
Saiful Bahri, Ain
author_facet Mirza, Fatim Tahirah
Roslan, Awatif Syazani
Saiful Bahri, Ain
author_sort Mirza, Fatim Tahirah
title Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and its association with physical fitness among physiotherapy students attending public universities in Malaysia/ Fatim Tahirah Mirza, Awatif Syazani Roslan and Ain Saiful Bahri
title_short Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and its association with physical fitness among physiotherapy students attending public universities in Malaysia/ Fatim Tahirah Mirza, Awatif Syazani Roslan and Ain Saiful Bahri
title_full Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and its association with physical fitness among physiotherapy students attending public universities in Malaysia/ Fatim Tahirah Mirza, Awatif Syazani Roslan and Ain Saiful Bahri
title_fullStr Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and its association with physical fitness among physiotherapy students attending public universities in Malaysia/ Fatim Tahirah Mirza, Awatif Syazani Roslan and Ain Saiful Bahri
title_full_unstemmed Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and its association with physical fitness among physiotherapy students attending public universities in Malaysia/ Fatim Tahirah Mirza, Awatif Syazani Roslan and Ain Saiful Bahri
title_sort work-related musculoskeletal disorders and its association with physical fitness among physiotherapy students attending public universities in malaysia/ fatim tahirah mirza, awatif syazani roslan and ain saiful bahri
publisher Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA
publishDate 2019
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54691/1/54691.pdf
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/54691/
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