ArticleJournal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)2015
Health status and health-related quality of life of municipal waste collection workers - a cross-sectional survey.
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- Systematic Review: Occupational illness in the waste and recycling sector.Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) · 2017Pooled it
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- Citizen Science Surveillance of Triazole-ResistantApplied and environmental microbiology · 2022Article
- Days away from work injury and associated factors among waste collectors in Mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2021Article
- Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms among Workers at an Informal Electronic-Waste Recycling Site in Agbogbloshie, Ghana.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Individual, physical, and organizational risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among municipality solid waste collectors in Shiraz, Iran.Industrial health · 2018Article
- Waste Workers' Exposure to Airborne Fungal and Bacterial Species in the Truck Cab and During Waste Collection.The Annals of occupational hygiene · 2016Article
- Work-related diabetes distress among Finnish workers with type 1 diabetes: a national cross-sectional survey.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2016Article
- Effects of Occupational Exposures on the Lung Functions and Quality of Life of Garbage Collectors in the Urban Area.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
- Health Related Quality of Life amongst Sewerage and Sanitary Workers of Karachi, Pakistan.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWaste collection workers are exposed to several occupational stressors which may affect their quality of life. Our aim was to assess the health status and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of municipal waste collection workers of a big German city.
methodsCross-sectional study with a non-random sample of 65 (62 male, 3 female) workers of the Hamburg sanitation department, volunteering to participate in the study. We assessed the prevalence of reported health complaints and health problems. HRQoL was assessed with the self-administered EQ-5D-5L questionnaire and its visual analogue scale (VAS).
resultsThe most common health problems were musculoskeletal complaints (back pain reported by 67.2 %, other musculoskeletal complaints 15.4 %). Asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was reported by 15.4 % of the workers. All participants reporting having a diagnosis of asthma or COPD had been or were active smokers. Our findings indicate an impaired HRQoL among the investigated occupational group. Regarding EQ-5D 68.3 % reported at least "slight" problems in one or more dimensions, and almost one third (31.7 %) reported "no problems" in any dimension. Problems were most frequently reported in the dimension "pain/discomfort" (64.1 % of the workers). The mean VAS value was 80.9 (13.2). The presence of back pain was associated with limitations in HRQoL (RR 3.1; 95 %-CI 1.5-6.1). The EQ5D VAS score was statistically significantly lower among waste collectors with back pain (77.9 SD 14.1) compared to those with no back complaints (88.0 SD 7.6, p < 0.01).
conclusionsBack complaints are common among municipal waste collectors and are associated with considerable impairments in their HRQoL. Interventions to enhance ergonomic work are needed in order to reduce back complaints and enhance HRQoL in this occupational group.
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