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- Title
Alterações posturais e capacidade para o trabalho em acadêmicos do curso de odontologia de uma instituição de ensino superior privada no sertão central cearense.
- Authors
Roseno Fernandes, Paulo Roberto; Barbosa Carvalho, Mariza Maria; Siqueira de Alencar Almeida, Maria Mônica; Pereira de Queirós, Rayane; Brasileiro de Vasconcelos, Thiago; Oliveira dos Santos, Alain
- Abstract
The profession influences the health conditions of workers, so some practices at work require specific care. During the performance of dental practices, students and professionals acquire uncomfortable and inappropriate positions for long periods. The aim of this study was to evaluate postural conditions and work ability in undergraduate students of the Dentistry course at the Centro Universitário Católica de Quixadá/CE, Brazil. This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory study, with a quantitative methodological approach. The population consisted of 147 students from the Unicatólica Dentistry course, of both genders, in the period from 2019.2 to 2020.1. Data collection took place through the Work Ability Index, and the postural assessment through the Postural Assessment Instrument, with the aid of the symmetrograph. Postural deviations were more present in the female gender, which can be explained by their more expressive number, but no relationships were detected between work ability and postural changes. It was possible to conclude that even with the number of postural changes in the students, they had a good capacity for work.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; WORK environment; RESEARCH; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology; QUANTITATIVE research; ERGONOMICS; UNDERGRADUATES; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; BODY movement; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES
- Publication
Fisioterapia Brasil, 2021, Vol 22, Issue 2, p142
- ISSN
1518-9740
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33233/fb.v22i2.4304