Musculo – skeletal stress in nursing staff and its association with health disorders Aim of the study was to investigate health complaints and work pressure among nursing staff, and to evaluate the associations of musculo - skeletal stress with their health disorders. Methods. During October - December, 2003, 300 employees of one Kaunas hospital were interviewed. In this case - control study, 100 respondents were included into the case group, and 200 were controls. The main criterion for the selection of controls was no engagement in activities characteristic of a nurse and an assisting nurse. The questionnaire was anonymous. Statistical analysis of the obtained findings was performed using SPSS 12 statistical software package. Results. Nurses whose work was not related to lifting weights (the control group) more frequently complained of pains in the neck (87,5 %), the shoulder girdle (91,7 %), and the back (93,2 %), whereas those whose work was related to lifting weights, more frequently complained of pains around the waist (73,0 %) and in the legs (94,9 %). The study showed that the pain syndrome in the arms by two times more frequently occurred in the control group (12,1 % compared to 6,0 % in the case group), which is characteristic of the sedentary job, especially computer work. Pain syndrome in the legs by four times more frequently occurred in the case group, compared to controls, which is typical of work related to weight lifting. The evaluation of the activities... [to full text]

Darbo tikslas – įvertinti kineziterapeuto paslaugų poreikį Kauno miesto ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigose. Tyrimo metodika. Siekiant įvertinti kineziterapeuto paslaugų poreikį Kauno miesto ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigose buvo atlikta 565 kasmetinės profilaktinės ikimokyklinukų sveikatos patikros pažymų analizė, 321 ikimokyklinuko tėvo bei 16 Kauno miesto ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigų vadovų anoniminė anketinė apklausa bei dviejų kūno kultūros pedagogų, dviejų masažuotojų ir kineziterapeuto, dirbančio ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigoje, darbo stebėsena. Statistinei duomenų analizei naudota SPSS programa. Proporcijų lyginimui taikytas Chi kvadrato (χ2) kriterijus, ryšys tarp požymių laikytas statistiškai reikšmingu, kai p<0,05. Skirtumo tarp atvejų dažnio dviejose tiriamųjų grupėse reikšmingumas vertintas taikant dvipusį z kriterijų. Rezultatai. Kaulų – raumenų sistemos sutrikimai – tai dažniausia ikimokyklinukų sveikatos problema. Kas šeštam vaikui nustatytos kojų deformacijos, kas devintam – plokščiapėdystė, dar kas devintam – šleivapėdystė, kas tryliktam ikimokyklinukui – netaisyklinga laikysena. Visos apklaustos ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigų vadovės ir dauguma tėvų (92 proc.) pageidautų, kad būtų teikiamos kineziterapeuto paslaugos ikimokyklinio ugdymo įstaigose. Visų vadovių ir 86,6 proc. tėvų nuomone, tai padėtų laiku nustatyti ir koreguoti kaulų – raumenų sistemos sutrikimus bei daugumos (atitinkamai, 81,3 proc. ir 84,1 proc.) nuomone sumažintų šių sutrikimų pasireiškimo dažnį... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Aim of the study – to evaluate the demand for physiotherapist services at preschool education establishments in Kaunas city. Methods. In order to evaluate the demand for physiotherapist services at preschool education establishments in Kaunas city, an analysis of 565 annual preventive health check-ups of preschoolers, anonymous questionnaire survey of 16 directors of Kaunas city preschool education and 321 parents of preschoolers and also observation of work of two physical culture educators, masseurs and physiotherapist, working at preschool education establishment. SPSS program was used for the analysis of statistical data. Chi square (χ2) criterion was applied for the comparison of proportions and relation between attributes were hold as statistically significant when p<0.05. Significant of difference between frequencies of cases in two groups of respondents was evaluated by application of two way “z” criterion. Results. Bone-muscle disorders – it is the most often health problem of preschoolers. Deformations of legs is diagnosed for every sixth child, flat-footedness – for every ninth child, positional talipes – for every other ninth child, abnormal posture – for every thirteenth preschooler. All questioned directresses of preschool education establishments and majority of parents (92 percent) had expressed their request that services of physiotherapist would be provided in preschool education establishments. In opinion of all directresses and 86.6 percent of parents... [to full text]