Study of work related diseases among staff of a hospital in Tehran

The use of technology has increased occupational diseases. People in work zone may be exposure to various harmful agents such as physical, chemical, ergonomic, biological and psychological agents. These factors can lead to many of occupational and work related diseases. This study aimed to determine the work related diseases among staff of a hospital in Tehran.This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 233 hospital`s staff. Job records and the check list of work related diseases were used to collect data. Descriptive and analytical statistics using SPSS version 16 were applied for analysis. The results showed that 62.7 % of workers had musculoskeletal disorders. These disorders were more reported among people aged 30 to 39, females, paramedics and people with more than 10 years of work history. Prevalence of mental disorders was 18% and working age group of less than 29 years had the highest frequency among them. Skin diseases related to work with a prevalence rate about 24.1% among people aged more than 40 years was considerable. Work-related diseases in hospital are common especially musculoskeletal that caused by ergonomic agents. Regarding to high prevalence of work related diseases especially musculoskeletal disorders, among participants, applying educational interventions adjusted to job type of personnel could be a practical suggestion.