| Abstract [eng] |
Background. Data on new cases of professional diseases are collected in Professional Diseases State Registry of Lithuanian Republic. Analysis of statistic data from Occupational Diseases State Registry is very important for occupational diseases prevention, striving to expand knowledge of medical workers and professionals of other areas, employees and employers, on occupational diseases and their causes. Since 2004 data on occupational diseases collecting is based on European statistics mode for occupational diseases and EUROSTAT expert recommendations. Basis of registry data on 2005 was updated accordingly. Affections of musculoskeletal system are most prevalent among health problems of employees in European Union. Musculoskeletal system diseases are predominant among Lithuanian professional diseases since 2005. These diseases most often are caused by two categories of professional risk factors: physical and ergonomic factors. Physical factors, causing occupational diseases are predominant among causes of Lithuanian occupational diseases, and ergonomic are prevalent in Europe. Objective: to describe risk factors of occupational musculoskeletal diseases registered in 2005-2007 in Lithuania. Propositions. 1. To assess structure of risk factors of occupational musculoskeletal diseases registered for 2005 – 2007 in Lithuania; 2. To assess distribution of risk factors of occupational musculoskeletal diseases according to diagnosis; profession; economic activities type; gender; age and seniority for 2005 - 2007 in Lithuania. Methodes. Descriptive research has been carried out. All cases of occupational web and osseous-muscular system diseases (N=1741), registered in Occupational Diseases State Registry for 2005-2007, automatically selected from registry data base, are included. Analysis made in MS Excel 2003 program. Conclusions. Most diagnosed occupational musculoskeletal diseases in Lithuania are caused by physical factors (vibration). Predominant ergonomic factors are loads carrying and lifting, working attitude and repetitive working gestures. Together with ergonomic factors vibration most often cause dorsalgia (M54), other disc diseases (M51) and spinal osteochondrosis (M42). Musculoskeletal diseases, caused by vibration are predominant among professional group of devices and machine operators, and fitters; caused by ergonomic causes – among professional group of qualified workers, amateurs and unqualified workers. Most musculoskeletal diseases, caused by vibration are assessed to farming, hunting, forestry and construction workers; caused by ergonomic factors – to manufacturing, as well as farming, hunting and foresting workers. Vibration cause almost exclusively male musculoskeletal diseases, and ergonomic factors most often cause diseases to women. Musculoskeletal diseases caused by ergonomic factors assessed in juniority and respectively at lesser seniority than caused by vibration. |
