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cator as moderately stressful, 29.7% quite stressful, 16.1% slightly stressful, musculoskeletal disorders among preschool teachers 79
and 8.4% very stressful. 1.3% of educators do not experience work as stressful.
Physical activity
Analysis of the data shows that 58.0% of educators are often or very often phys-
ically active, while 41.9% are occasionally, rarely, or never physically active. In
51.0% of the respondents, the intensity of exercise is medium, in 31.3% it is high
or very high, while in 18.7% it is low or very low. From the data analysis, we can
also determine the assessment of the frequency and intensity of the physical ac-
tivity of the educators, namely on a 5-point scale where the frequency is esti-
mated with x = 3.70 (σ = 0.90) and the intensity x̄ = 3.13 σ = 0.84).
Analysis of the relationship between the frequency and intensity of MSD
with selected risk factors
We discovered an association between the assessment of the experience of
stress and the frequency of pain perceived in different parts of the body. We
found that there was a statistically significant, weak positive association (at a
characteristic level of p <0.01) between the assessment of workplace stress and
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neck, shoulders, upper and lower back, knees, and arms are also statistical-
ly significantly more frequent. Relationships between physical activity and in-
tensity or rather the frequency of pain was not confirmed. Analysis of t-test
results for dependent samples (t = 1.839, p = 0.068) also did not reveal differ-
ences in the intensity and frequency of pain between educators of the first and
second age groups.
Discussion
In the research, we wanted to analyse the frequency and the degree of intensi-
ty of pain in individual parts of the body and to determine a possible connec-
tion between these and the experience of stress, physical activity, and the age of
children where the educators are employed.
Based on their own self-assessment, educators evaluated the frequency
and intensity of pain they perceived in individual parts of the body over the
past twelve months. 91.6% of educators noticed pain in the lower back, 76.8%
in the upper back, 75.5% in the neck, 74.2% in the shoulders, 53.5% in the knees,
and 48.4% in the arms. Compared to other studies (Ng et al., 2019; Conver-
so et al., 2018; Koch et al., 2015), educators in our study expressed similar or
more frequent, but more intense pain. Converso et al. (2018) found that when
working with children, educators most often experience pain in the upper back
(84%), followed by the neck (75.6%), lower back (56.3%), shoulders (49.6%) and
and 8.4% very stressful. 1.3% of educators do not experience work as stressful.
Physical activity
Analysis of the data shows that 58.0% of educators are often or very often phys-
ically active, while 41.9% are occasionally, rarely, or never physically active. In
51.0% of the respondents, the intensity of exercise is medium, in 31.3% it is high
or very high, while in 18.7% it is low or very low. From the data analysis, we can
also determine the assessment of the frequency and intensity of the physical ac-
tivity of the educators, namely on a 5-point scale where the frequency is esti-
mated with x = 3.70 (σ = 0.90) and the intensity x̄ = 3.13 σ = 0.84).
Analysis of the relationship between the frequency and intensity of MSD
with selected risk factors
We discovered an association between the assessment of the experience of
stress and the frequency of pain perceived in different parts of the body. We
found that there was a statistically significant, weak positive association (at a
characteristic level of p <0.01) between the assessment of workplace stress and
(itcnrhrxeeta=hfsree0e.sqi2nhu8o9etu)hn,lecdiynfeeroteshfli(enprxkgern=oceef0eievs.3xe0(pdr1xe),pr=iireno0nb.ct3lhi2ene4mg)usasptnoprdreesrdisn,ibstatchchoekempa(freroxrmrc=tespi0(ntr.3ixo1t=h2n)e,0oin.f3ne5pc4trk)ho.ebW(lrleoxmiwt=hser0ain.nb27atih2cn)ke-,
neck, shoulders, upper and lower back, knees, and arms are also statistical-
ly significantly more frequent. Relationships between physical activity and in-
tensity or rather the frequency of pain was not confirmed. Analysis of t-test
results for dependent samples (t = 1.839, p = 0.068) also did not reveal differ-
ences in the intensity and frequency of pain between educators of the first and
second age groups.
Discussion
In the research, we wanted to analyse the frequency and the degree of intensi-
ty of pain in individual parts of the body and to determine a possible connec-
tion between these and the experience of stress, physical activity, and the age of
children where the educators are employed.
Based on their own self-assessment, educators evaluated the frequency
and intensity of pain they perceived in individual parts of the body over the
past twelve months. 91.6% of educators noticed pain in the lower back, 76.8%
in the upper back, 75.5% in the neck, 74.2% in the shoulders, 53.5% in the knees,
and 48.4% in the arms. Compared to other studies (Ng et al., 2019; Conver-
so et al., 2018; Koch et al., 2015), educators in our study expressed similar or
more frequent, but more intense pain. Converso et al. (2018) found that when
working with children, educators most often experience pain in the upper back
(84%), followed by the neck (75.6%), lower back (56.3%), shoulders (49.6%) and
