%0 Journal Article %T Dist¨˛rbios osteomusculares e qualidade de vida em trabalhadores envolvidos com transporte de pacientes %A C¨Ślia %A Rita de C¨˘ssia Rodrigues da Silva %A Alexandre %A Neusa Maria Costa %J Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem %D 2003 %I Associa??o Brasileira de Enfermagem %R 10.1590/S0034-71672003000500005 %X 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 sŁżo 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. %K musculoskeletal disorders %K quality of life %K ergonomics. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-71672003000500005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en