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O trabalho doméstico consiste numa actividade fisicamente muito difícil. Avaliar a implementação de um projecto comunitário na sintomatologia neuro-músculo-esquelética de domésticas. O Questionário de Avaliação de Risco, a Escala de Borg e o Questionário Nórdico foi aplicado a 30 domésticas. Foram implementados uma acção de educação para a saúde e um programa de exercícios específicos. Com o projecto, a sintomatologia, a percepção subjectiva de esforço e a intensidade média de dor (p<0,05) diminuíram. Os conhecimentos melhoraram (p<0,05) e modificaram os comportamentos de risco (p<0,05). A implementação do projecto foi eficaz na promoção de saúde das domésticas.
Household activities are an extremely hard work. Aim: Evaluate the implementation of a community project in neuro-musculoskeletal symptomatology of household women. The Risk Assessment Questionnaire, the Rating of Perceived Exertion of Borg Scale and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire were applied to household women. It were implemented a health education session and a specific exercises programme. After the project, symptomatology, rating of perceived exertion and average intensity of pain decreased (p <0.05). Household women improved (p <0.05) their knowledge and changed (p <0.05) their behaviors. The implementation of a community project has become effective on health promotion.
Household activities are an extremely hard work. Aim: Evaluate the implementation of a community project in neuro-musculoskeletal symptomatology of household women. The Risk Assessment Questionnaire, the Rating of Perceived Exertion of Borg Scale and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire were applied to household women. It were implemented a health education session and a specific exercises programme. After the project, symptomatology, rating of perceived exertion and average intensity of pain decreased (p <0.05). Household women improved (p <0.05) their knowledge and changed (p <0.05) their behaviors. The implementation of a community project has become effective on health promotion.
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Projecto comunitário Domésticas Sintomatologia neuro-músculo-esquelética Community project Household women Neuro-musculoskeletal symptomatology
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Instituto Politécnico do Porto. Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto - Politema