Systematic review on the prevalence of illness and stress and their associated risk factors among educators in Malaysia

KL Tai, YG Ng, PY Lim - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite evidence of physical (illness) and mental (stress) health problems,
there appears to be a lack of studies or concern regarding occupational safety and health …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of low back pain and its associated factors among school teachers in Africa

AH Tesfaye, G Abere, TH Mekonnen, AG Jara… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Low back pain (LBP) is a key social, economic, and public health problem in the
world. The impact of LBP is given less priority and is empirically unrepresented in low-and …

Low Back Pain and Associated Factors among Primary School Teachers in Mekele City, North Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study

A Kebede, SM Abebe, H Woldie… - Occupational therapy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Low back pain (LBP) is the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorder among
teachers. The pain, which is widely considered to be caused by occupational activities, has …

Low back pain among school teachers in Botswana, prevalence and risk factors

PN Erick, DR Smith - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2014 - Springer
Background Although low back pain (LBP) represents a common occupational problem, few
epidemiological studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors for LBP among …

Epidemiology of voice disorders in Latvian school teachers

B Trinite - Journal of Voice, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives The prevalence of voice disorders in the teacher population in Latvia has not
been studied so far and this is the first epidemiological study whose goal is to investigate the …

Occupational health disorders among physical education teachers compared to classroom and subject specialist teachers

N Markelj, M Kovač, B Leskošek, G Jurak - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
During the course of their work, teachers may be subjected to conditions that cause different
health problems. This study examines occupational health disorders in a representative …

Association of musculoskeletal pain with poor sleep quality in public school teachers

JM De Souza, RZ Pinto, WR Tebar, FCS Gil… - Work, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
BACKGROUND: Teachers perform repetitive movements all day, which can cause pain in
body regions. This article analyzes the association of pain with sleep quality in this …

The prevalence and risk factors for perceived voice disorders in public school teachers

S Feng, C Weng, S Cai, Z Yang, M Wu… - Laryngoscope …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and risk factors in public
kindergarten and elementary school teachers in the Jimei district in **amen. We took …

Impact of workplace yoga on pain measures, mental health, sleep quality, and quality of life in female teachers with chronic musculoskeletal pain: A randomized …

KG Metri, N Raghuram, M Narayan, K Sravan… - Work, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain conditions such as low back pain, knee pain and cervical
pain are highly prevalent among female teachers. Chronic pain significantly affects the …

Work ability of Finnish physical education teachers

KJJ Mäkelä, M Hirvensalo - The Physical Educator, 2015 - jyx.jyu.fi
Background: In the physical education (PE) teachers' profession, physical tasks comprise a
large part of their job. They identify their health as good, and they are satisfied with their job …