Date of Completion

2021

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Musculoskeletal Diseases, Teachers, Occupational Diseases

Abstract

Teachers have the responsibility to accomplish a wide array of occupational tasks. People in this profession are prone to experiencing musculoskeletal related pain. This study aimed to determine the Work-related Musculoskeletal Complaints and its Work-Related Factors Among Primary School Teachers in a Selected School in Dasmarinas, Cavite. This descriptive crosssectional quantitative research design utilized both quantitative and qualitative data. Primary School Teachers from a selected school in Dasmarinas, Cavite were asked to answer a sociodemographic questionnaire to further gather the necessary information of the participants such as the Age, Gender, Teaching Level, Length of Employment, and Work-Classification while Extended Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ-E) was used to gather data on musculoskeletal symptoms including the presence of work-related musculoskeletal complaints among primary school teachers on the areas of the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrist/hands, upper back, lower back, hips/thighs, knees, ankle, and feet. There were 73 respondents in this study who were categorized according to age, gender, teaching level, length of employment, and work classification. The results showed the workrelated musculoskeletal complaints among primary school teachers and its work-related factors: age group: younger teachers (n=23), older teachers (n=25); gender: male (n=2), female (n=46); length of employment: newer teachers (n=19), older teachers (n=29); work classification: full time (n=38), non full time (n=9); teaching level: Kinder (n=4), Grade 1 (n=10), Grade 2 (n=4), Grade 3 (n=6), Grade 4 (n=7), Grade 5 (n=9), Grade 6 (n=8). This study shows that there is a significantly high presence of work-related musculoskeletal complaints among primary school teachers in a selected school in Dasmarinas, Cavite. Findings showed that most of the respondents’ age ranges from 40-44 years of age, female teachers, with mostly 18-20 years of teaching. The researchers also identified that a great number of the teachers were handling Grade 1.

First Advisor

Cattleya Marie Bragado

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