Are blue-collar workers more physically active than white-collar at work?

This study evaluates the physical activity level at work and leisure time of white-collar and two groups of blue-collar workers from the latex glove industry and the association of physical activity level and musculoskeletal complains and work ability. The workers' sociodemographic and behavioral health characteristics, work ability index, musculoskeletal complains, total step count and caloric expenditure for three consecutive days, were assessed. The blue-collar workers that move most from the workstation (longD) were more physically active at work compared to white-collar and blue-collar that moved close the workstation (shortD). But in leisure-time the result is reversed, white-collar and blue-collar groups were significantly more active. There was no association between physical activity level and musculoskeletal pain intensity and work ability. All the groups of workers exhibited satisfactory physical activity levels, but only blue-collar (longD) were more physically active (10,000 steps per day).

Avaliação funcional de idosas com osteoartrite de joelho submetidas a tratamento fisioterapêutico / Avaliación funcional de ancianas con osteoartritis de rodilla sometidas a tratamientos fisioterapeutico / Functional evaluation of elderly with osteoarthritis of the kneeundergone physical therapeutic treatment

Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a capacidade funcional de idosas com osteoartrite de joelho submetidas a tratamento fisioterapêutico. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo com delineamento transversal, sendo a amostra constituída por 25 indivíduos com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos, do sexo feminino e residente no município de Jequié BA. A coleta dedados foi realizada em oito clínicas de fisioterapia do município de Jequié BA. A intensidade da dor, da rigidez e o grau de funcionalidade foram mensurados pelo questionário Western Ontário and McMaster Universities Index WOMAC. As correlações entre as variáveis dor e rigidez com a funcionalidade foram calculadas por meio do teste Qui Quadrado, utilizando o software SPSS versão 15.0 . As variáveis ocupação, escolaridade e idade foram caracterizadas por um questionário sociodemográfico. Houve diferença estatística entre as variáveis dor e capacidade funcional. No entanto não houve significância entre as variáveis idade e funcionalidade, assim como entre as variáveis rigidez e funcionalidade. Nesta perspectiva, concluiu-se que a melhora da funcionalidade no grupo em estudo está diretamente relacionada à redução do quadro álgico.

This study had as goal to evaluate the functional capacity of elderly women with knee osteoarthritis subjected to physiotherapictreatment. This is a descriptive study with crosssectional design, with a sample of 25 individuals at 60 years of age or more, female, living in the city of Jequié BA. Data collection was done in eight physiotherapy clinics of the city of Jequié BA. Pain and stiffness intensity, and functionality degree were mesured by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index WOMAC. The correlations between functional capacity and age with functionality were calculated by the Qui-square test Software SPSS version 15.0. The variables occupation, education and age were characterized by a sociodemographicquestionnaire. There was a statistical difference between the variables pain and functional capacity. However, there was no statistical significance between the variables age and functionality, neither between the variables stiffness and functionality. Accordingly, it was concluded that the improvement of functionality in the group under study is directly related tothe reduction of manifestations of pain.

Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar la capacidad funcional de ancianas con osteoartritis de rodilla sometidas a tratamiento fisioterapéutico. Se trata de un estúdio descriptivo con delineamiento transversal, siendo la muestra constituida por 25 individuos côn edad igual o superior a 60 años, del sexo femenino y residentes en el municipio de Jequié Ba.La colecta de datos fue realizada en ocho clínicas de fisioterapia del municipio de Jequié Ba.La intensidad del dolor, de la rigidez y el grado de funcionalidad fueron mensurados por elcuestionario Western Ontario and MacMaster Universities Index WOMAC. Las correlaciones entre las variables dolor y rigidez con la funcionalidad fueron calculadas por medio del test Qui-Quadrado, utilizando el software SPSS versión 15.0®. Las variables ocupación, escolaridad y edad fueron caracterizadas por un cuestionario sociodemográfico. Hubo diferencia estadística entre las variables dolor y capacidad funcional. Sin embargo no hubo significancia entre lãs variables edad y funcionalidad, así como entre las variables rigidez y funcionalidad. En estaperspectiva, se concluyo que la mejoría de la funcionalidad en el grupo en estudio está directamente relacionada a la reducción del cuadro álgido.