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Bidang Kajian : Komuniti
Pelajar/Pengkaji Oleh: Nurul Najwa Binti Mohd Misri
Alamat Emel: najwamisri@gmail.com
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                                Background and objective
	Musculoskeletal discomfort was defined as when an individual experienced sensations of cramping, inflammation, tingling, numbness, frailty, tension and extreme temperature at parts of the body. It is important to detect early sign of musculoskeletal discomfort as an intervention can be provided by an occupational therapist to delay its progression into musculoskeletal disorder. However, there is limited reported incidence of musculoskeletal discomfort among community-based rehabilitation (CBR) workers who handling disable children regardless of any ages and diagnosis.
	To determine musculoskeletal discomfort among community-based rehabilitation (CBR) workers. To identify any association between musculoskeletal discomfort and socio-demographic variables such as age (years old) and length of employment. To identify any significant difference between musculoskeletal discomfort and socio-demographic variables such as gender, body mass index (BMI), marital status and educational level among workers.

Methods
Using a cross-sectional study design, 45 community-based rehabilitation (CBR) workers participated in the survey. Information on individual factors was collected using a newly developed questionnaire. The musculoskeletal discomfort was assessed using the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ).

Result
From the total cohort, 44% of the respondents experienced musculoskeletal discomfort at or above the moderate severity level in at least one body region in the 7 days before questionnaire completion. According to the graph of the percentage of musculoskeletal discomfort scores by location of body parts according to Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ), the result showed that lower back (8.99%) are the most reported discomfort among community-based rehabilitation (CBR) workers, followed by upper back (8.69%) and right shoulder (7.30%). Statistical analysis using Spearman product-moment correlation coefficient showed there is no significant association between length of employment (years) and musculoskeletal discomfort. Result also showed that there are no significant differences between musculoskeletal discomfort with age (years old), body mass index (BMI), marital status and educational level.

Conclusion
Findings indicate that is crucial for professional to emphasize on musculoskeletal discomfort amongst community-based rehabilitation (CBR) workers. This findings also can give an insight to occupational therapist on prevention strategies for these discomfort and hence will improve community-based rehabilitation (CBR) workers work performance. The occupational therapist also has role in education on ergonomic issue in community based rehabilitation (CBR) workers was crucial to maximize the ergonomic practice among them.
Musculoskeletal Discomforts among Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) Workers in Selangor

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