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The relationship between protective and risk characteristics of acting and experienced workload, and musculoskeletal disorder cases among nurses |
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Yeung-SS; Genaidy-A; Deddens-J; Sauter-S |
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J Saf Res 2005 36(1):85-95 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2004.12.002 |
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| Abstract | Problems: Limited research is available on the acting (work characteristics) and experienced (perceived stress) workload of nurses. The relationship between risk and protective characteristics of work-related factors and the prevalence of musculoskletal symptoms in different body regions is also unclear. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional design with 97 female registered nurses working in a hospital setting. Two surveys were used to document the workload exposure of the nurses. One survey consisted of 148 items aimed to measure the acting workload variables from the environment; the other survey included 33 items that were aimed to measure the nurses’ experienced workload. The musculoskeletal outcomes were documented with a modified version of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Symptom Survey. Results: Factor analyses revealed three factors that accounted for 56% of the total variance. Factor 1 (i.e., integrated experienced energy replenishment/ expenditure) represented the psychological effects of work characteristics, effort, perceived risk, and performance. Factor 2 (i.e., acting energy replenishment/expenditure) consisted of non-physical variables of the work characteristics, while Factor 3 (i.e., acting energy expenditure) included both acting and experienced workload. Logistic regression analyses indicated that Factor 3 was significantly associated with the musculoskeletal symptoms of lower and upper back, hands/wrists, and knees/lower legs (odds ratios N 1.0). Factor 2 was significantly associated with the musculoskeletal symptoms of the upper back and knees/lower legs (odds ratios b 1.0). Summary: Both the acting and experienced workloads exhibited associations with musculoskeletal outcomes in the lower back, upper back, hands/wrists, and knees/lower legs in terms of risk and protective effects. | | Keywords | Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Health-care-facilities; Health-care-personnel; Back-injuries; Humans; Statistical-analysis; Physical-stress; Psychological-stress; Work-analysis | | Contact | Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Program, The University of Cincinnati, Mail Location #0072, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0072, USA | | CODEN | JSFRAV | | Publication Date | 20050101 | | Document Type | Journal Article | | Email Address | ash.genaidy@uc.edu | | Fiscal Year | 2005 | | NTIS Accession No. | | | NTIS Price | | | Issue of Publication | 1 | | ISSN | 0022-4375 | | NIOSH Division | DART | | Source Name | Journal of Safety Research | | State | OH |
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