FUAT GÜLDOĞUŞ, EBRU KELSAKA, Birsen ÖZTÜRK

Sağlıklı gönüllülerde cinsiyet ve çalışma şartlarının ağrı eşik değeri üzerine etkisi

Amaç: Elektrostimülasyon yöntemi kullanılarak olguların duysal algılama seviyeleri ve ağrı eşik değerlerini ölçmek ve cinsiyet ile çalışma koşullarının eşik değerleri üzerine etkisini araştırmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Yirmi-kırk yaş arası toplam 262 sağlıklı gönüllü üzerinde painmatcher cihazı kullanılarak duysal algılama seviyesi ve ağrı eşik değeri ölçümleri yapıldı. Değerlendirme aşamasında olgular 4 gruba ayrıldı. Grup I kadın sağlık personeli (KS) (kadın doktor/hemşire), Grup II erkek sağlık personeli (ES) (erkek doktor), Grup III kadın temizlik personeli (KT) ve Grup IV erkek temizlik personeli (ET) olarak gruplandırıldı. Bulgular: Duysal seviye ölçümlerindeki değerler erkek ve kadın temizlik personelinde kadın sağlık personelinden anlamlı derece- de yüksek bulundu (p0.05). Ağrı eşik değer ölçümleri erkek temizlik personelinde, sağlık personeline oranla yüksek saptandı (p0.05). Her grupta bakılan ağrı eşik değeri ile duysal seviye korelas- yonu KS ve ET gruplarında önemsizken, ES ve KTde önemli idi (p

The effect of gender and working conditions on pain threshold in healthy volunteers

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensorial/affective dimension pain levels of patients using an electrostimulation method and to investigate the effects of gender and working conditions on pain thresholds. Methods: The sensorial dimension of pain and pain threshold levels of 262 healthy volunteers, aged between 20 and 40 years, were assessed using a Painmatcher machine. Patients were divided into four groups during the assessment period: Group I female medical staff (KS) (female doctors/nurses), Group II male medical staff (ES) (male doctors), Group III female sanitation workers (KT), and Group IV male sanitation workers (ET). Results: The sensorial dimension of pain was significantly higher in male and female sanitation workers than among female medical staff (p<0.05). Sensorial dimension of pain were similar between male medical staff and female sanitation workers (p>0.05). Pain threshold levels were significantly higher in male sanitation workers than male medical staff (p<0.05). Female sanitation workers and female medical staff had similar pain threshold levels (p>0.05). The correlation between pain threshold levels and sensorial dimension of pain was not significant in Groups KS and ET, however this correlation was significant in groups ES and KT (p<0.05). Conclusion: The sensorial dimension of pain and pain threshold levels are more strongly associated with working conditions than gender. The threshold level of pain was high in individuals with physically demanding jobs.

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