Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2014 Nov;23(4):227-234. 10.5807/kjohn.2014.23.4.227.

The Factors Related to Musculoskeletal Symptoms of Male Taxi Drivers

• Eum MJ
• Jung HS

• KMID: 2270608
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5807/kjohn.2014.23.4.227

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was conducted to understand the subjective symptom rate of musculoskeletal disease of male taxi drivers and comprehend general features, health behavior features, and factors related to the subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal system depending on the level of job stress.
METHODS
The participants were 206 male taxi drivers from 4 transportation companies in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas. The investigation was conducted from July 20th 2012 to August 20th 2012 through a self-administered questionnaire survey.
RESULTS
The participants who exercised less than three times per week complained about the subjective symptoms of the musculoskeletal system (p=.016) 13.770 times as more as than those of the participants who exercised more than three times per week the participants who had a higher level of job stress complained about the subjective symptoms of the muscular skeletal (p=.011) 1.051times as more as than those who had a relatively lower level of job stress.
CONCLUSION
This study recommends that it is necessary to provide exercise programs and arrange various plans reducing job stress to prevent muscular skeletal disease and minimize the disease susceptibility of taxi drivers.

Keyword

Musculoskeletal disease; Health behavior; Stress; Taxi

MeSH Terms

Disease Susceptibility
Gyeonggi-do
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Musculoskeletal System
Surveys and Questionnaires
Seoul
Transportation