計程車司機自覺肌肉骨骼不適及相關因素之調查研究

An Investigation on Taxi Driver's Perceived Musculoskeletal Unwellness and Related Factors

本研究乃以臺北地區駕駛滿一年以上的計程車司機為研究對象，探討其近一年來有哪些自覺肌肉骨骼不適，並進一步探討其與人口學、工作狀況、預防性健康行為及工作上的自覺壓力等因素的相關。本研究採橫斷性調查，分別在臺北市四個計程車休息站取樣，以自編問卷採一對一訪談方式蒐集資料，共計完整完成訪談的計有156位男性計程車司機。研究結果發現：l、自覺肌肉骨骼不適以頸部、腰部及肩膀酸痛占最多。2、教育程度、平均每月休息天數、一天營業中間隔休息次數、工作上的自覺壓力等因素與自覺肌肉骨骼不適有關。依研究結果發現計程車司機自覺肌肉骨骼不適與其適當間隔休息及心理壓力有關，可提供設計有關計程車司機衛生教育介入計畫之參考。

This cross-sectional study focus on taxi driver's perceived musculoskeletal unwellness for the past one year, and related factors such as socio-geographic, vocational, preventive, and psychological factors were analyzed as associated variables. Participants consisted of 156 male taxi drivers with age between 26 and 63 chosen by purposeful sampling from four taxi driver rest stops in Taipei city. A constructed questionnaire was administered assisted by interviewer through one by one interview. The results indicate as follows. 1.) The top three perceived musculoskeletal unwell ness are have a pain muscle on neck, lumbar, and shoulder. 2.) Education, monthly off days, the times of daily work break and perceived work-related pressure are associated with taxi drivers' perceived musculoskeletal unwell ness. According to the findings, we found a link between the taxi drivers's perceived musculoskeletal unwell ness and whether they adequately take a rest intervallic at working and how they perceive their work-related pressure. The results will contribute to design a health education for the taxi drivers.