Distúrbios osteomusculares e qualidade de vida em trabalhadores envolvidos com transporte de pacientes

the aim of this study was to evaluate muscoskeletal symptoms, quality of life and tasks perceived as most tiring by health care workers performing a patient transfer service for a city hall administration in the countryside of s？o paulo state. a questionnaire was used for collecting demographic and occupational data; an instrument derived from the "nordic questionnaire"; a questionnaire to evaluate quality of life (sf 36) and the borg scale. in this study, 82% workers reported at least one musculoskeletal symptom over the twelve previous months. quality of life was affected in the following aspects: pain, social aspects, and vitality. workers felt that ali tasks related to patient transfer required intense physical effort which compromised their musculoskeletal system.