Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Korean Hospital Nurses

• Autorzy: Smith D. R. , Choe M. A. , Jeon M. Y. , Chae Y. R. , An G. J. , Jeong J. S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We investigated the epidemiology of musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS) among a complete cross-section of 330 nurses from a large Korean hospital, by means of a questionnaire survey (response rate: 97.9%). The prevalence of MSS at any body site was 93.6%, with symptoms most commonly reported at the shoulder (74.5%), lower back (72.4%), neck (62.7%), lower legs (52.1%) and hand/wrist (46.7%). Logistic regression indicated that nurses who undertook manual handling of patients were 7.2 times as likely to report MSS (OR 7.2, 95%CI 1.2–42.3, P = .0275), while nurses suffering from periodic depression experienced a 3.3-fold MSS risk (OR 3.3, 95%CI 1.3–8.3, P = .0104). Overall, our study suggests that Korean nurses incur a very high MSS burden when compared internationally. A greater commitment is needed to improve physical conditions, occupational tasks and psychosocial work issues among nurses in this country.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

musculoskeletal symptoms; nurse; Korea; low back pain; epidemiology

PL

kręgosłup; warunki pracy; ból mięśniowy; personel pielęgniarski; personel pomocniczy służby zdrowia; szpitale; choroby narządów ruchu; wypalenie zawodowe; zmęczenie nerwowe

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: Vol. 11, No. 4
• Strony: 431--440
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 42 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Smith D. R.

• Department of Hazard Assessment, National Institute of Industrial Health, Kawasaki, Japan

autor

Choe M. A.

• College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

autor

Jeon M. Y.

• Keukdong College, Chungcheong-do, Korea

autor

Chae Y. R.

• College of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea

autor

An G. J.

• College of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea

autor

Jeong J. S.

• Department of Clinical Nursing, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea

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