Sintomas osteomusculares e qualidade de vida em policiais militares de Goiás das rondas ostensivas táticas metropolitanas (ROTAM)

Abstract

Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD) are occupational diseases that affect workers from different professional categories, due to the execution or repetition of movements caused by biomechanical misuse during work. Objective: Analyze and correlate the sociodemographic profile, presence of musculoskeletal symptoms and the level of quality of life in military police officers of Metropolitan Tactical Ostensive Rounds (ROTAM). Method: This is a descriptive, quantitative study, with a cross-sectional design, which involves a systematic collection of information through the sociodemographic profile, Nordic questionnaire and WHOQOL-bref. Results: It was observed in the present study the presence of pain in the last seven days affecting the upper back and in the last 12 months affecting mainly regions of the knees and also the lower back, a region that had a correlation with the physical domain of quality of life. The quality of life of police officers was more related to psychological and physical factors, aspects that can reflect positively in the work environment of these professionals. Police officers with a longer ROTAM period presented problems in the lower back region, in addition to the fact of elbow pain. Conclusion: The research showed that the main complaints of pain were in the regions of knees, elbows and lower back. The ROTAM time was correlated with pain in the elbow and lower back, in addition to the fact that the lower back also correlated with the physical domain of the quality of life of these policemen.