Morli, Girthan and Mohd Khairul Izamil, Zolkefley (2022) The association between psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal symptoms among construction workers. In: The 6th National Conference for Postgraduate Research (NCON-PGR 2022) , 15 November 2022 , Virtual Conference, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia. p. 219..
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Abstract
Construction workers are usually required to do labour-intensive and physically demanding activities (including psychosocial), affecting the health and well-being of employees. This study aims to identify the association of psychosocial factors with musculoskeletal symptoms among construction workers. A total of 72 construction workers were involved in this study. The musculoskeletal discomfort and psychosocial factors data were collected from a composite questionnaire including the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) and the Malaysian version of Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (BM-COPSOQ) respectively. Descriptive analysis of test data was performed to determine the prevalence of psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal symptoms among construction workers. The Chi-Square test was used in determining the association between psychosocial factors and the development of musculoskeletal disease (MSD). All p - values were set at 2-tailed. The significant values p ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The shoulder had the highest frequency of musculoskeletal discomfort (82%), followed by lower back (73.6%), knees (72.2%), upper back (70.8%), feet and elbow (66.7%), hip/thighs and forearm (62.5%), and neck (61.1%). It was shown that most psychosocial factors were found to have a statistically significant relationship with musculoskeletal symptoms at any of the body regions (p<0.05). There was significant relationship between certain psychosocial factors and musculoskeletal symptoms among construction workers. Identification of these factors and a proper workplace organizational management and culture should be implemented to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal pain.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Musculoskeletal disease; Psychosocial factors; Construction worker. |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management Q Science > Q Science (General) T Technology > T Technology (General) |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Industrial Sciences And Technology Institute of Postgraduate Studies |
| Depositing User: | Mr Muhamad Firdaus Janih@Jaini |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2023 08:00 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2023 08:00 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37294 |
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