IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/nuhsci/v22y2020i4p1056-1064.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Evaluation of the occurrence of work‐related musculoskeletal pain among anesthesiology, intensive care, and surgical nurses: An observational and descriptive study

Author

Listed:
  • Łukasz Rypicz
  • Piotr Karniej
  • Izabela Witczak
  • Anna Kołcz

Abstract

Clinical nurses can encounter musculoskeletal pain episodes stemming from regular exposure to workplace risk factors that contribute to overloads. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence and location of work‐related musculoskeletal pain among Polish nurses. An observational and descriptive survey study was conducted among 136 nurses working in the anesthesiology, intensive care, and surgery units. An extended version of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to investigate musculoskeletal pain. Only 8% of the participating nurses experienced no musculoskeletal pain, while 85% suffered from pain in more than one location. The lower back (67%), upper back (59%), and neck (66%) were the most common pain locations. In summary, nurses experienced multiple musculoskeletal pain episodes, occurring most frequently in the spinal region (lower and upper back and neck). It is crucial to determine the real causes of musculoskeletal pain and to take appropriate preventive measures to improve workplace ergonomics.

Suggested Citation

  • Łukasz Rypicz & Piotr Karniej & Izabela Witczak & Anna Kołcz, 2020. "Evaluation of the occurrence of work‐related musculoskeletal pain among anesthesiology, intensive care, and surgical nurses: An observational and descriptive study," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(4), pages 1056-1064, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:22:y:2020:i:4:p:1056-1064
    DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12767
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12767
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1111/nhs.12767?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. João Amaro & João Magalhães & Margarida Leite & Beatriz Aguiar & Paula Ponte & Joana Barrocas & Pedro Norton, 2018. "Musculoskeletal injuries and absenteeism among healthcare professionals—ICD-10 characterization," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(12), pages 1-13, December.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Yang-Kun Ou & Yi Liu & Yu-Ping Chang & Bih-O Lee, 2021. "Relationship between Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work Performance of Nursing Staff: A Comparison of Hospital Nursing Departments," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-14, July.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.

      More about this item

      Statistics

      Access and download statistics

      Corrections

      All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:nuhsci:v:22:y:2020:i:4:p:1056-1064. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

      If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

      If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

      If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

      For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://doi.org/10.1111/(ISSN)1442-2018 .

      Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

      IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.