Job strain and musculoskeletal disorders of Italian nurses

Autor:	Raffaele Latocca, Donatella Camerino, Giancarlo Cesana, Giovanni De Vito, Giovanni Molteni, Cinzia Evaristi
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	Advanced and Specialized Nursing medicine.medical_specialty Job strain business.industry Family medicine Rehabilitation Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation business
Zdroj:	Occupational Ergonomics. 2:215-223
ISSN:	1875-9092 1359-9364
DOI:	10.3233/oer-2001-2402
Popis:	A sample of 1159 nurses was recruited to identify the physical and psychosocial factors associated with musculoskeletal symptoms. Environmental and task conditions were investigated to determine the presence and intensity of physical risk. Musculoskeletal disorders were investigated by a standardized questionnaire, while perceptions of stress were evaluated with a questionnaire derived from the Job Content Questionnaire. Postural and lifting risk identified in different wards was medium. Prevalance of back symptoms in females, compared with a control group, was significantly greater for all rachis tracts in all age groups. The prevalence was greater than controls only in the younger males age groups. A high prevalence of lumbar and thoracic musculoskeletal disorders was associated with job seniority, high "physical efforts" and "psychological job demand" in the female group. Reported disabilities resulted associated with "job seniority", "physical effort" and the perception of reduced "social support" in female groups.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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