Musculoskeletal Disorders and Working Conditions Among Iranian Nursing Personnel

Arsalani, Narges; Fallahi-Khoshknab, Masoud; Josephson, Malin; Lagerström, Monica

doi:10.1080/10803548.2014.11077073

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“…Studies demonstrated that relations of PSFs and physical exhaustion have likely increased the risk of MSDs in nurses. High perceived workload, role conflicts, low job satisfaction, poor social support, time pressure, low justice and respect in the workplace were among those factors constantly effected these disorders in several studies [7,21,[30][31][32][33].…”

Section: Psychological Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The incidence of having at least one musculoskeletal symptoms elevated with age. Age-related changes, beginning at age 40, include less muscle mass, muscle capability, and intervertebral disc potency, leading to less power and mobility [32].…”

Section: Demographic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most Iranian nurses exposed the unpredictability of overtime work, but also experienced a high number of weekly working hours due to a lack of personnel [32].…”

Section: Organizational Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The participants suffer a relatively high prevalence of disorders low back, knee and neck as the three most common body regions during the preceding 12 months [26,32,40].…”

Section: Musculoskeletal Symptoms Prevalencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The three body regions where discomfort was common (during twotime periods: the past 12 months and the past week, respectively) were: low back (65.3%, 39.8%), knee (56.2%, 35.2%) and neck (49.8%, 27.0%) [32].…”

Section: Musculoskeletal Symptoms Prevalencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in nurses: A systematic review

Soylar¹,

Özer²

2018

Med-Science

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Nurses exposure many risk factors in the hospital setting. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) is a common health problem between work related disabilities and injuries in nurses. The aim of this review was to examine the prevalence of MSDs in nurses and also summarize risk factors, outcomes, solutions. An electronic search was conducted in Pub Med in January 2017. Publications in the last ten years were researched using the key words: "Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders" and "Nurses". The initial electronic search identified 111 papers. Some articles were excluded since they were not related to our study topic (7 articles were review, 15 of them were related to the roles of nurses in some musculoskeletal disorders, 14 articles were about nurses who working outside the hospital or new graduated/student, 28 articles addressed work related other health problems, 3 of them were related to hospital ergonomics and risk factors and 7 articles were interventions studies). Three papers were not reached to full text or abstract. The total number of remaining articles was 34 and all of them were included the study. It was considered that reported musculoskeletal disorders in nurses were limited to the past 12 months. It had been found that the prevalence of MSDs varied between 33.0% and 88.0%. The most commonly affected body regions were lower back, shoulder, neck, knees, wrists/hands. Lower back pain complaints were found to vary between 49.0% and 84.0%. The findings indicated that the work related musculoskeletal disorders associated with cumulative trauma and repetitive tasks included: lifting, transferring or repositioning, prolonged standing and also awkward postures (stooping, bending and reaching). These work-related health problems in nurses were significantly associated with age, gender, body mass index, ward, shift working and working in a hospital. Studies showed that musculoskeletal disorders were most seen among the operation room nurses and intensive care nurses. Also, MSDs were found to be the main causes of absenteeism, demanding a change of duty or job and visiting a physician. The MSDs was more prevalent occupational health problem among nurses. The prevalence of MSDs was associated with both demographic characteristics of nurses and hospitals' organizational factors. It was confirmed that making ergonomics interventions could improve the working environment in the hospital.

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Section: Psychological Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Demographic Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most Iranian nurses exposed the unpredictability of overtime work, but also experienced a high number of weekly working hours due to a lack of personnel [32].…”

Section: Organizational Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The participants suffer a relatively high prevalence of disorders low back, knee and neck as the three most common body regions during the preceding 12 months [26,32,40].…”

Section: Musculoskeletal Symptoms Prevalencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Musculoskeletal Symptoms Prevalencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in nurses: A systematic review

Soylar¹,

Özer²

2018

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Differences between fixed day shift nurses and rotating and irregular shift nurses in work-related musculoskeletal disorders: A literature review and meta-analysis

Chang

2021

Journal of Occupational Health

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Objectives Work‐related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are common occupational injuries for nurses. Furthermore, rotating and irregular shift work may exacerbate muscle tension and pain in nurses. The objective of this study was to examine the differences between fixed day shift (FDS) nurses and rotating and irregular shift (RS + IS) nurses in WMSDs using a systematic literature review and meta‐analysis. Methods Databases including PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EBSCOhost, and Google Scholar were searched for relevant studies published between 2010 and 2020 using the target keywords. Results This study obtained data on a total of 18 199 nurses, among which 12 786 comprised the RS + IS group and 5413 constituted the FDS group. The result of the heterogeneity test was Q = 79.27 ( P < .001) and I squared = 57.11%, indicating that heterogeneity existed among the studies. Subgroup analyses were also conducted with four groups: neck pain (n = 1818), shoulder and upper limb pain (n = 2525), back pain (n = 11 962), and hip and lower limb pain (n = 1894). Significant differences were found between the RS + IS group and the FDS group with regard to back pain, with the forest plot presenting an odds ratio equaling 1.40 (95% CI: 1.19–1.64, P < .001). Conclusions This meta‐analysis indicated that RS + IS nurses are more likely to experience back pain associated with WMSD than are FDS nurses. The results can serve as a reference to the clinical management for work improvement and thereby reduce or prevent the adverse effects of rotating and irregular shift work on back pain experienced by nurses.

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Biomechanical and physiological responses to allowable load handling limits in Iranian female workers

Nourollahi‐Darabad,

Mojaddam,

Dianat

et al. 2023

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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In 2017, load limit values for manual material handling (MMH) tasks were confirmed to protect workers from low back disorders without prior validity investigation for Iranian workers. The present study investigated the applicability and feasibility of the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (WISHA) lifting method as an occupational exposure limit (OEL) for the MMH tasks in a sample of young Iranian female workers using biomechanical and physiological criteria. A laboratory study was conducted with 10 female participants performing lifting tasks as described in the Iranian OEL for the MMH tasks based on the WISHA checklist. Each participant completed 21 lifting task combinations that varied in height and reach with the maximal allowable load. To test the applicability of the WISHA method, the maximum aerobic capacity and the equivalent heart rate (EHR) were estimated for 10 young Iranian female workers using an ergometer and Astrand protocol. Moreover, spinal loads for each lifting task were calculated using a static biomechanical model. From a physiological point of view, approximately 38% of the lifting tasks resulted in an increase in the physical workload. For 33% of the lifting trials, the estimated compression loads exceeded 3400 N. The findings revealed that the weight and lift height of the loads affected the lifting capacity of the participants. It seems that the allowable weight limits for manual lifting are not matched to the biomechanical and physiological capacities of the Iranian women. Therefore, the Iranian guideline for manual lifting is recommended to be revised based on the physiological and biomechanical capacities of the Iranian women.

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Musculoskeletal Disorders and Working Conditions Among Iranian Nursing Personnel

Cited by 82 publications

References 40 publications

Evaluation of the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in nurses: A systematic review

Evaluation of the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in nurses: A systematic review

Differences between fixed day shift nurses and rotating and irregular shift nurses in work-related musculoskeletal disorders: A literature review and meta-analysis

Biomechanical and physiological responses to allowable load handling limits in Iranian female workers

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