The Future of Education

During the periodic medical check-up, in employees from 3 schools, through a survey-type study based on a questionnaire that included socio-demographic variables (gender, type of residence, age, duration as an employee in the unit, level of studies), emotional exhaustion, perceived self-efficacy, presence of musculoskeletal disorders and work capacity. The work ability index allows scoring both work capacity and the presence of various health conditions, including musculoskeletal disorders. There are numerous differences according to the monitored variables, between school units. However, in all 3 schools, work capacity is negatively correlated with emotional exhaustion (p1<0.001; p2<0.001; p3<0.001) and with musculoskeletal disorders ( p1<0.001; p2<0.001; p3=0.018) and at the same time it is positively correlated with perceived self-efficacy ( p1<0.001, p2=0.011; p3=0.002). The presence of musculoskeletal disorders is only correlated in one school with emotional exhaustion and, respectively, with perceived self-efficacy. In contrast, emotional exhaustion is correlated with perceived self-efficacy in all schools.

The results emphasize the importance of preventing musculoskeletal disorders due to the costs related to both temporary work incapacity in workers with such disorders and those related to the decrease in work capacity of workers who are working.