Emotional Distress as a Predictor of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disordersin Malaysian Nursing Professionals
| Autor: | RM Noah, Kia Fatt Quek, Jennifer Anne Oxley, Rusli Bin Nordin, Nur Amin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Adult
Nurses Disease Logistic regression Stress lcsh:RC963-969 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Depression (differential diagnoses) Malay Response rate (survey) 030504 nursing business.industry Work-related musculoskeletal disorders Musculoskeletal diseases Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Malaysia Questionnaire language.human_language Occupational Diseases lcsh:Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene language Anxiety Original Article psychological Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Stress Psychological Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 69-78 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2008-6814 2008-6520 |
| Popis: | Background: Emotional distress is becoming a great concern and is more common in both developed and developing countries. It is associated with several disease conditions. Objective: To determine the prevalence of self-perceived emotional distress and its relation to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) in nurses. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire survey was carried out on 660 female nurses working in public hospitals in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The validated Malay version of the standardized Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire (M-SNMQ) was used to identify the annual prevalence of WRMSDs; perceived emotional distress was assessed using the validated Malay short version, depression, anxiety, and stress (M-DASS) instrument. In addition, socio-demographic and occupational profiles of the participants were considered. Factors associated with WRMSDs were identified using logistic regression analysis. Results: A total of 376 nurses completed the survey (response rate 83.3%). 73.1% of the nursing staffs experienced WRMSDs in at least one anatomical site 12 months prior to the study. 75% of nurses expressed emotional distress. Of these, over half also reported anxiety and stress. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that stress and anxiety significantly increased the risk of WRMSDs by approximately twofold. Conclusion: There were significant associations between emotional distress and WRMSDs. Future longitudinal studies are therefore needed to investigate and identify the sources of emotional distress (non-occupational and occupational) to be used to establish preventive strategies to reduce the risk of WRMSDs. |
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