The Development of Musculoskeletal Disorders during Undergraduate Dentistry Studies—A Long-Term Prospective Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15480854 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Kapitán (0000-0002-7767-2054, Charles University, corresponding author), Lenka Hodačová (0000-0002-4263-762X, Charles University), Eva Čermáková (0000-0003-3413-4149, Charles University), Stanislav Macháč (0009-0009-7131-3331, Charles University), Jan Schmidt (0000-0001-7567-1296, Charles University), Nela Pilbauerová (0000-0003-0689-4546, Charles University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 7662-7662 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18147662 |
| PMID | 34300119 |
| OpenAlex | W3186858552 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 36 |
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) frequently occur among dental practitioners and present a significant occupational burden with an early onset in the dentists' career. This study aimed to analyze the five-year development of self-reported overall MSDs among the dentistry students during the course of their studies and to assess the possible influence of the risk as well as protective factors. The questionnaire inquiry was performed among the first-year dentistry students, regarding the occurrence of MSDs and the presence of potential risk and protective factors. The same students were followed, and they filled in the same questionnaire in the middle and at the end of their studies. A total of 73 dentistry students and 28 general medicine students participated. The occurrence of the overall MSDs statistically significantly increased from 30.1% at the beginning of the first year to 45.2% at the end of the fifth year among the dentistry students. The top-level sport was statistically significantly associated with the higher occurrence of MSDs in the fifth year and with the development of new MSDs between the first and the fifth year. This longitudinal prospective evaluation showed a significant increase in the MSDs occurrence among the dentistry students during their studies
Family medicine · Longitudinal study · Prospective cohort study · Dentistry · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Musicians’ Health and Performance · Occupational health in dentistry · Surgery
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |