Self-reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health professionals at a hospital in Portugal
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Resumo: | Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are responsible for morbidity among many health professionals. Objective: To establish the prevalence of self-reported WMSDs among health professionals. Methods: Descriptive and exploratory study with health professionals at a hospital in northern Portugal. Data were collected in December 2017 by means of an electronic questionnaire applied to the total target population (n=435). We applied instruments for sociodemographic characterization, perception of knowledge on ergonomics and manual mobilization of loads, the Patient Handling Burden Scale (PHBS) and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) for self-reporting musculoskeletal symptoms. Results: The sample comprised 105 professionals, mainly nurses and nursing assistants, who exhibited high frequency of symptoms in several body areas, mainly the spine. Conclusions: WMSDs involving health professionals should be considered a problem for health institutions which do not implement interventions beyond traditional training programs, especially multifactorial programs of systemic nature. |
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Self-reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health professionals at a hospital in PortugalWorking conditionsOccupational risksOccupational healthAllied health personnelMusculoskeletal diseasesBackground: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are responsible for morbidity among many health professionals. Objective: To establish the prevalence of self-reported WMSDs among health professionals. Methods: Descriptive and exploratory study with health professionals at a hospital in northern Portugal. Data were collected in December 2017 by means of an electronic questionnaire applied to the total target population (n=435). We applied instruments for sociodemographic characterization, perception of knowledge on ergonomics and manual mobilization of loads, the Patient Handling Burden Scale (PHBS) and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) for self-reporting musculoskeletal symptoms. Results: The sample comprised 105 professionals, mainly nurses and nursing assistants, who exhibited high frequency of symptoms in several body areas, mainly the spine. Conclusions: WMSDs involving health professionals should be considered a problem for health institutions which do not implement interventions beyond traditional training programs, especially multifactorial programs of systemic nature.Associação Nacional de Medicina do TrabalhoRepositório Institucional da Universidade Fernando PessoaFernandes, Carla Sílvia Neves da NovaCouto, GermanoCarvalho, RogérioFerreira, PatriciaFernandes, Daniela2019-09-16T07:15:19Z2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10284/7888eng10.5327/Z1679443520180230info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-06T02:07:12Zoai:bdigital.ufp.pt:10284/7888Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:44:44.622594Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Self-reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health professionals at a hospital in Portugal |
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Self-reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health professionals at a hospital in Portugal |
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Self-reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health professionals at a hospital in Portugal Fernandes, Carla Sílvia Neves da Nova Working conditions Occupational risks Occupational health Allied health personnel Musculoskeletal diseases |
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Self-reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health professionals at a hospital in Portugal |
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Self-reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health professionals at a hospital in Portugal |
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Self-reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health professionals at a hospital in Portugal |
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Self-reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health professionals at a hospital in Portugal |
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Self-reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders among health professionals at a hospital in Portugal |
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Fernandes, Carla Sílvia Neves da Nova |
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Fernandes, Carla Sílvia Neves da Nova Couto, Germano Carvalho, Rogério Ferreira, Patricia Fernandes, Daniela |
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Couto, Germano Carvalho, Rogério Ferreira, Patricia Fernandes, Daniela |
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Repositório Institucional da Universidade Fernando Pessoa |
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Fernandes, Carla Sílvia Neves da Nova Couto, Germano Carvalho, Rogério Ferreira, Patricia Fernandes, Daniela |
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Working conditions Occupational risks Occupational health Allied health personnel Musculoskeletal diseases |
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Working conditions Occupational risks Occupational health Allied health personnel Musculoskeletal diseases |
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Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are responsible for morbidity among many health professionals. Objective: To establish the prevalence of self-reported WMSDs among health professionals. Methods: Descriptive and exploratory study with health professionals at a hospital in northern Portugal. Data were collected in December 2017 by means of an electronic questionnaire applied to the total target population (n=435). We applied instruments for sociodemographic characterization, perception of knowledge on ergonomics and manual mobilization of loads, the Patient Handling Burden Scale (PHBS) and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) for self-reporting musculoskeletal symptoms. Results: The sample comprised 105 professionals, mainly nurses and nursing assistants, who exhibited high frequency of symptoms in several body areas, mainly the spine. Conclusions: WMSDs involving health professionals should be considered a problem for health institutions which do not implement interventions beyond traditional training programs, especially multifactorial programs of systemic nature. |
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