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Systematic review on the prevalence of illness and stress and their associated risk factors among educators in Malaysia

Background Despite evidence of physical (illness) and mental (stress) health problems, there appears to be a lack of studies or concern regarding occupational safety and health among educators in Malaysia. Objective To review the prevalence of illness, stress, and corresponding risk factors among ed...

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Main Authors: Tai, Kwee Ling, Ng, Yee Guan, Lim, Poh Ying
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82133/1/Systematic%20review%20.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82133/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31136594/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.821332020-12-16T14:31:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82133/ Systematic review on the prevalence of illness and stress and their associated risk factors among educators in Malaysia Tai, Kwee Ling Ng, Yee Guan Lim, Poh Ying Background Despite evidence of physical (illness) and mental (stress) health problems, there appears to be a lack of studies or concern regarding occupational safety and health among educators in Malaysia. Objective To review the prevalence of illness, stress, and corresponding risk factors among educators in Malaysia. Method Scopus, ProQuest, PubMed, ScienceDirect, CAB, and other computerized databases were searched according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to identify studies published between January 2013 and April 2019 on the prevalence and associated risk factors of illness and stress among educators (S1 Checklist). The keywords used included educator, teacher, lecturer, academic staff, teaching profession, university staff, academician, faculty, illness, injury, disease, pain, WMSD, dysphonia, hoarseness, stress, mental health, strain, health problem, disorder, and/or Malaysia. Selected studies were evaluated by quality assessment. Results Twenty-two articles fulfilled the eligibility criteria. The prevalence of illness and stress was determined for low back pain (33.3–72.9%); upper back pain (33.33–56.4%); neck/shoulder pain (40.4–80.1%); upper arm discomfort (91.3%); forearm pain (89.6%); wrist pain (16.7–93.2%); hip pain (13.2–40.9%); thigh discomfort (91.8%); lower leg discomfort (90.5%); knee pain (23.7–88.0%); ankle/feet pain (19.3–87.7%); elbow pain (3.5–13.0%); voice disorder (10.4–13.0%) and stress (5.5–25.9%). Sex, education level, teaching experience, quality of life, anxiety, depression, coping styles, and others were reported as associated risk factors across the studies. Conclusions There appears to be a cause for concern regarding musculoskeletal disorders, voice disorder, and stress reported among educators in Malaysia. While most risk factors matched those reported in studies elsewhere, others such as school characteristics (school level, government or private school, and location [rural/urban]) have not been investigated. Public Library of Science 2019-05 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82133/1/Systematic%20review%20.pdf Tai, Kwee Ling and Ng, Yee Guan and Lim, Poh Ying (2019) Systematic review on the prevalence of illness and stress and their associated risk factors among educators in Malaysia. PLoS One, 14 (5). art. no. e0217430. pp. 1-18. ISSN 1932-6203 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31136594/ 10.1371/journal.pone.0217430
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description Background Despite evidence of physical (illness) and mental (stress) health problems, there appears to be a lack of studies or concern regarding occupational safety and health among educators in Malaysia. Objective To review the prevalence of illness, stress, and corresponding risk factors among educators in Malaysia. Method Scopus, ProQuest, PubMed, ScienceDirect, CAB, and other computerized databases were searched according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to identify studies published between January 2013 and April 2019 on the prevalence and associated risk factors of illness and stress among educators (S1 Checklist). The keywords used included educator, teacher, lecturer, academic staff, teaching profession, university staff, academician, faculty, illness, injury, disease, pain, WMSD, dysphonia, hoarseness, stress, mental health, strain, health problem, disorder, and/or Malaysia. Selected studies were evaluated by quality assessment. Results Twenty-two articles fulfilled the eligibility criteria. The prevalence of illness and stress was determined for low back pain (33.3–72.9%); upper back pain (33.33–56.4%); neck/shoulder pain (40.4–80.1%); upper arm discomfort (91.3%); forearm pain (89.6%); wrist pain (16.7–93.2%); hip pain (13.2–40.9%); thigh discomfort (91.8%); lower leg discomfort (90.5%); knee pain (23.7–88.0%); ankle/feet pain (19.3–87.7%); elbow pain (3.5–13.0%); voice disorder (10.4–13.0%) and stress (5.5–25.9%). Sex, education level, teaching experience, quality of life, anxiety, depression, coping styles, and others were reported as associated risk factors across the studies. Conclusions There appears to be a cause for concern regarding musculoskeletal disorders, voice disorder, and stress reported among educators in Malaysia. While most risk factors matched those reported in studies elsewhere, others such as school characteristics (school level, government or private school, and location [rural/urban]) have not been investigated.
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Systematic review on the prevalence of illness and stress and their associated risk factors among educators in Malaysia
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title Systematic review on the prevalence of illness and stress and their associated risk factors among educators in Malaysia
title_short Systematic review on the prevalence of illness and stress and their associated risk factors among educators in Malaysia
title_full Systematic review on the prevalence of illness and stress and their associated risk factors among educators in Malaysia
title_fullStr Systematic review on the prevalence of illness and stress and their associated risk factors among educators in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Systematic review on the prevalence of illness and stress and their associated risk factors among educators in Malaysia
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/82133/1/Systematic%20review%20.pdf
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