남성 택시 운전원의 근골격계 자각증상에 영향을 미치는 요인

The Factors Related to Musculoskeletal Symptoms of Male Taxi Drivers

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