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- Title
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Their Associated Factors in Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran.
- Authors
HEIDARI, Mohammad; GHODUSI BORUJENI, Mansureh; REZAEI, Parvin; KABIRIAN ABYANEH, Shokouh
- Abstract
Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in nursing are regarded as an important factor for creating tension since they may often cause discontent, leave profession, and provide incorrect services to their clients. The present study aimed to determine WMSDs and their related factors among the nursing staff in university hospitals affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS). Methods: In the present descriptive cross-sectional study, 300 nurses in SUMS were selected based on systematic random sampling. To this aim, demographic information, and Nordic musculoskeletal disorder questionnaires were used for data collection. The data were analysed by descriptive and analytical tests (mean, standard deviation, independent t-test, and ANOVA) by SPSS/21 software. Results: Based on the findings of WMSDs, low back disorders (88.33%) were more prevalent. In addition, a significant relationship was observed between WMSDs in different areas of the body with age, sex, and work experience and hours (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Regarding the high prevalence of WMSDs among nurses, it is recommended to adopt interventional program for preventing WMSDs by reducing working hours and physical pressure control.
- Subjects
IRAN; OCCUPATIONAL disease risk factors; ACADEMIC medical centers; AGE distribution; ANALYSIS of variance; EXPERIENTIAL learning; RESEARCH methodology; MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases; OCCUPATIONAL diseases; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK assessment; STATISTICAL sampling; SEX distribution; T-test (Statistics); WORK; DISEASE prevalence; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HOSPITAL nursing staff; LUMBAR pain; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019, Vol 26, Issue 2, p122
- ISSN
1394-195X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21315/mjms2019.26.2.13