Effectiveness of the “My Posture, my Health” program in knowledge and practices for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders based on ergonomics Participatory, in workers of a private company of east Lima, 2016

• Autores: Ramos Infantes, Magaly Ester, Ocaña Rivera, Tito, Mamani Limachi, Rut Ester
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Unión
• Repositorio: Revista UPEU - Revista Científica de Ciencias de la Salud
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.upeu.edu.pe:article/200
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/RCCS/article/view/200
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Knowledge, practices, musculoskeletal disorders, participatory ergonomics; Conocimientos; prácticas; trastornos músculo esquelético; ergonomía participativa.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the educational program “My posture my health” in the knowledgeand practices for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in workers in the private business “Exige”. Materialsand Methods: Pre-experimental design and of longitudinal cutting. The sample was non-probabilistic and byconvenience, made up of 50 workers. The instruments used for the data collection were prepared by presentinga KR-20 of 0.739 for the knowledge questionnaire and 0.790 for the observation guide. They also demonstrateda content validity of 1 through the Aiken V test. Results: Through the Wilcoxon test, it shows that “My posture,my health” program is effective in the knowledge and practices for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorderswith a p-value of 0.000. Conclusions: The educational programs contribute to the improvement of knowledgeand practices, and encourage the adoption of healthy habits and lifestyles.