A systematic review of musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers

Erick, Patience N; Smith, Derek R

doi:10.1186/1471-2474-12-260

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Table 1 International studies reporting the prevalence of MSD among school teachers

From: A systematic review of musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers

Body Site	Prevalence (%)	Recall Period^a	Participants	Sample size	Response Rate (%)^b	Country	Year^c	Study Design^d	Author (s)
Any	51.4	NS	Primary, secondary and high school teachers		900*	Turkey	2011	CS	Korkmaz et al [15]
	95.1	1 month	Primary and secondary school teachers	6 000	28.5	China	2010	CS	Chong & Chan [14]
	68.0	NS	Music teachers	580	87.1	Australia	2010	CS	Allsop & Ackland [7]
	55.0	NS	Primary and secondary school teachers	4 697	95.1	Brazil	2009	CS	Cardoso et al [3]
	77.0	12 months	Music teachers	61	77	Sweden	2009	CS	Edling & Fjellman-Wiklund [20]
	91.0	NS	Music teachers	1 600	3.5	US	2008	CS	Yoshimura et al [17]
	42.0	NS	School teachers	100	100	Germany	2005	CS	Seibt et al[33]
	82	12 months	Music teachers	287	72.5	Sweden	2003	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund et al [19]
	66.7	12 months	School teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CC	Pihl et al[16]
	51.2	12 months	Physical education teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CC	Pihl et al[16]
	40.0	NS	Nursery school teachers		224*	Sweden	1998	CS	Brulin et al[13]
	40.0	NS	School teachers		510*	Sweden	1998	CS	Brulin et al[13]
	92.0	12 months	Music teachers	61	58.1	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	80.0	12 months	Music teachers	62	98.4	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	78.0	NS	Preschool teachers	22	95.4	US	1995		Grant et al[11]
Neck only	42.5	NS	Primary, secondary and high school teachers		900*	Turkey	2011	CS	Korkmaz et al [15]
	68.9	1 month	Primary and secondary school teachers	6 000	28.5	China	2010	CS	Chong & Chan [14]
	47.0	12 months	Music teachers	61	77	Sweden	2009	CS	Edling and Fjellman-Wiklund [20]
	69.3	Life-long	Secondary school teachers	5 680	54.6	China	2007	CS	Chiu & Lam [9]
	66.7	12 months
	59.7	Since becoming a teacher
	68.2	Life-long	Secondary school teachers	1 500	44.8	China	2006	CS	Chiu et al [6]
	64.4	12 months
	56.8	Since becoming a teacher
	59.0	12 months	Music teachers	287	72.5	Sweden	2003	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund et al [19]
	30.0	7 days
	33.3	12 months	School teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CS	Pihl et al[16]
	9.3	12 months	Physical education teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CS	Pihl et al[16]
	44.4	12 months	Music teachers	61	58.1	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	38.9	12 months	Music teachers	62	98.4	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
Shoulder only	28.7	NS	Primary, secondary and high school teachers		900*	Turkey	2011	CS	Korkmaz et al [15]
	73.4	1 month	Primary and secondary school teachers	6 000	28.5	China	2010	CS	Chong & Chan [14]
	28.0	12 months	Music teachers	61	77	Sweden	2009	CS	Edling et al[20]
	55.0	12 months	Music teachers	287	72.5	Sweden	2003	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund e al[19]
	31.0	7 days
	7.8	12 months	School teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CC	Pihl et al[16]
	18.6	12 months	Physical education teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CC	Pihl et al[16]
	55.6	12 months	Music teachers	61	58.1	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	38.9	12 months	Music teachers	62	98.4	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	22	After being on duty	Nursery school teachers	1 059	73	Japan	1981	CS	Nagira et al [32]
Neck and/or shoulder	25 - 35.4	1 month	Nursery school teachers	1 445	99.5	Japan	2002	CS	Ono et at[21]
	33.0		Preschool teachers	22	95.4	United States	1995		Grant et al[11]
Upper limbs	8.0 (elbows)	NS	Primary, secondary and high school teachers		900 respondents	Turkey	2011	CS	Korkmaz et al [15]
	13.0 (wrist only)	NS	Primary, secondary and high school teachers		900*	Turkey	2011	CS	Korkmaz et al [15]
	43.9 (arm)	I month	Primary and secondary school teachers	6 000	28.5	China	2010	CS	Chong & Chan [14]
	23.7	NS	Primary and secondary school teachers	4 697	95.1	Brazil	2009	CS	Cardoso et al [3]
	19.0 (elbows)	12 months	Music teachers	61	77	Sweden	2009	CS	Edling et al[20]
	15.0 (hands)	12 months	Music teachers	61	77	Sweden	2009	CS	Edling et al[20]
	35.8	Life-long	Secondary school teachers	5,680	54.6	China	2007	CS	Chiu & Lam [9]
	33.3	12 months
	31.8	Since becoming a teacher
	72.1	NS	Teachers for physically and intellectually disabled pupils	1 663	84.8	Japan	2003	CS	Yamamoto et al[22]
	18.0 (elbows)	12 months	Music teachers	287	72.5	Sweden	2003	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund et al [19]
	8.0 (elbows)	7 days
	20.0 (hands)	12 months	Music teachers	287	72.5	Sweden	2003	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund et al [19]
	13.0 (hands)	7 days
	9.1 - 17.7 (arms)	1 month	Nursery school teachers	1 445	99.5	Japan	2002	CS	Ono et al[21]
	22.2 (elbows)	12 months	Music teachers	61	58.1	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	22.2 (hands)	12 months	Music teachers	61	58.1	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	11.1 (elbows)	12 months	Music teachers	62	98.4	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	19.4 (hands)	12 months	Music teachers	62	98.4	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	11.0 (hand/wrist)	NS	Preschool teachers			US	1995		Grant et al[11]
Back	36.9 (upper back)	NS	Primary, secondary and high school teachers		900*	Turkey	2011	CS	Korkmaz et al [15]
	43.8 (lower back)	NS	Primary, secondary and high school teachers		900*	Turkey	2011	CS	Korkmaz et al [15]
	52.5 (upper back)	1 month	Primary and secondary school teachers	6 000	28.5	China	2010	CS	Chong & Chan [14]
	59.2 (lower back)	1 month	Primary and secondary school teachers	6 000	28.5	China	2010	CS	Chong & Chan [14]
	40.4	12 months	Primary school teachers		272*	Malaysia	2010	CS	Samad et al[1]
	32.0 (upper back)	12 months	Music teachers	61	77	Sweden	2009	CS	Edling et al[20]
	49.0 (lower back)	12 months	Music teachers	61	77	Sweden	2009	CS	Edling et al[20]
	41.1	NS	Primary and secondary school teachers	4 697	95.1	Brazil	2009	CS	Cardoso et al [3]
	52.4	NS	Teachers in a special school for the severe handicaps	50	88		2009	CS	Wong et al[24]
	53.3	NS	Secondary school teachers	992	52.2	Philippines	2007	CS	Atlas et al[8]
	34.8	6 months	School teachers	1 869	52.1	France	2006	CS	Kovess- Masfety et al [28]
	45.7	1 month	School teachers for physically and mentally handicapped children	1 869	56.3	Japan	2006	CS	Muto et al[25]
	63.0	NS	Physical education teachers		562*	Greece	2004	CS	Stergioulas et al [23]
	50.0	Life-long	Primary school teachers	492	78	China	2004	CS	Jin et al[27]
	40.0	12 months
	22.0	1 week
	35.0 (upper back)	12 months	Music teachers	287	72.5	Sweden	2003	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund et al [19]
	21.0 (upper back)	7 days
	45.0 (lower back)	12 months	Music teachers	287	72.5	Sweden	2003	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund et al [19]
	23.0 (lower back)	7 days
	76.7	NS	Teachers for physically and intellectually disabled pupils	1 663	84.8	Japan	2003	CS	Yamamoto et al [22]
	4.7 (lower back)	12 months	Physical education teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CC	Pihl et al[16]
	11.8 (lower back)	12 months	School teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CC	Pihl et al[16]
	43.0	12 months	Nursery school teacher	10 351	62.7	Japan	2002	CS	Tsuboi et al[5]
	20.6	12 months	Elementary, junior and senior high school teachers	10 351	62.7	Japan	2002	CS	Tsuboi et al[5]
	33.3 (upper back)	12 months	Music teachers	61	58.1	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	55.6 (lower back)	12 months	Music teacher	61	58.1	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	50.0 (lower back)	12 months	Music teacher	62	98.4	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	25.0 (upper back)	12 months	Music teachers	62	98.4	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	17.7	1 month	Nursery school teachers	2 829	98.9	Japan	1997	CS	Ono et al[26]
	61.0	NS	Preschool teachers	22	95.4	US	1995		Grant et al[11]
	39.2 (low back pain)	1 month	Nursery school teachers	1 059	73	Japan	1981	CS	Nagira et al[32]
Lower limb/extremities	8.4 (hip)	NS	Primary, secondary and high school teachers		900*	Turkey	2011	CS	Korkmaz et al [15]
	32.0 (knees)	NS	Primary, secondary and high school teachers		900*	Turkey	2011	CS	Korkmaz et al [15]
	21.8 (ankles)	NS	Primary, secondary and high school teachers		900*	Turkey	2011	CS	Korkmaz et al [15]
	54.6 (leg pain during physical activity)	1 month	Primary and secondary school teachers	6 000	28.5	China	2010	CS	Chong & Chan [14]
	41.1	NS	Preschool & primary school teachers	4 697	95.1	Brazil	2009	CS	Cardoso et al [3]
	12.0 (hips)	12 months	Music teachers	287	72.5	Sweden	2003	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund et al [19]
	4.0	7 days
	16.0 (knees)	12 months	Music teachers	287	72.5	Sweden	2003	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund et al [19]
	5.0	7 days
	9.0 (feet)	12 months	Music teachers	287	72.5	Sweden	2003	CS	Fjellman-wiklund et al [19]
	3.0	7 days
	2.3 (hip)	12 months	Physical education teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CC	Pihl et al[16]
	3.9 (hip)	12 months	School teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CC	Pihl et al[16]
	14.0 (knees)	12 months	Physical education teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CC	Pihl et al[16]
	7.8 (knees)	12 months	School teachers	359	74.6	Estonia	2002	CC	Pihl et al[16]
	8.3 (hips)	12 months	Music teachers	61	58.1	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	13.9 (knees)	12 months	Music teachers	61	58.1	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	5.5 (feet)	12 months	Music teachers	61	58.1	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	13.9 (hips)	12 months	Music teachers	62	98.4	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	8.3 (knees)	12 months	Music teachers	62	98.4	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	5.5 (feet)	12 months	Music teachers	62	98.4	Sweden	1998	CS	Fjellman-Wiklund & Sundelin [18]
	33.0	NS	Preschool teachers	22	95.4	US	1995		Grant et al[11]

^a Recall period (NS = Not Specified)
^b Response rate of the study (*Total number of respondents listed as the response rate was not provided)
^c Publication year
^d Study design (CS = Cross sectional, CC = Case Control)

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