Hallux Valgus as an Occupational Disease among Indonesian Female Workers:A Study Using Seven Steps of Occupational Diagnosis Approach
| Main Authors: | Dewi Sumaryani Soemarko; Universitas Indonesia, Fita Rahmasari; Universitas Indonesia, Dewi Yunia Fitriani; Universitas Indonesia |
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| Format: | Article application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
, 2020
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http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/eJKI/article/view/10935 http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/eJKI/article/download/10935/0 http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/eJKI/article/download/10935/67550911 |
Daftar Isi:
- Shoes are a necessity for female workers. Not only they are used as footwear, they also play role in workers’ appearance. Company policies sometimes require female workers to use high heels, which could consequently lead to frequent foot problems such as hallux valgus (HV). This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of HV as an occupational disease among female workers at M department store, in Bekasi City West Java on May to June 2018, using a seven steps of occupational diagnosis approach. Female workers with HV were included as study subjects and were given questionnaires. Data was analyzed using the seven steps of occupational diagnosis method to establish the diagnosis of HV as an occupational disease or work-related disease or non-occupational disease. A total of 35 subjects were diagnosed with HV by the orthopedic specialist, 19 subjects of whom had an occupational disease and 8 subjects of work-related HV and 8 subjects of non-occupational HV. The majority of HV cases among the female workers at the department store was an occupational disease. Keywords: occupational disease, seven steps of occupational diagnosis, female workers, hallux valgus. Hallux Valgus Akibat Kerja di Pekerja Perempuan Indonesia: Suatu Studi Menggunakan 7 Langkah Diagnosis Okupasi Abstrak Sepatu sangat penting untuk pekerja perempuan, selain sebagai alas kaki, sepatu juga menambah penampilan. Kebijakan perusahaan kadang menghendaki pekerja perempuan menggunakan sepatu berhak tinggi sehingga menimbulkan masalah kaki antara lain hallux valgus (HV). Studi potong lintang ini bertujuan mengetahui prevalensi HV akibat kerja di M departemen store, di Kota Bekasi Jawa Barat pada bulan Mei sampai Juni 2018, menggunakan tujuh langkah diagnosis okupasi. Pekerja perempuan dengan HV dikumpulkan sebagai subjek, diberikan kuesioner dan dikaji dengan metode tujuh langkah diagnosis okupasi untuk menentukan HV akibat kerja atau HV berhubungan dengan pekerjaan atau HV bukan akibat kerja. Terdapat 35 subjek didiagnosis HV oleh spesialis ortopedi; 19 subjek termasuk HV akibat kerja dan 8 subjek masing-masing untuk HV berhubungan dengan pekerjaan dan HV bukan akibat kerja. Sebagian besar HV yang timbul di pekerja perempuan yang bekerja di department store adalah HV akibat kerja. Kata kunci: penyakit akibat kerja, tujuh langkah diagnosis okupasi, pekerja perempuan, hallux valgus.