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Title
Epidemiology of musculoskeletal symptoms among Korean hospital nurses
Author/Creator
Smith, Derek R.;  Choe, Myoung-Ae;  Jeon, Mi Yang;  Chae, Young Rae;  An, Gyeong Ju;  Jeong, Jae Sim
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Health, School of Health Sciences
Description
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.
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International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics Vol. 11, Issue 4, p. 431 - 440
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http://www.ciop.pl/12161.html
Date
2005
Publisher
Ablex Publishing Corporation
Keyword(s)
musculoskeletal symptoms;  nurses;  Korea;  low back pain;  epidemiology
Resource Type
journal article
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/926927
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ISSN:1080-3548
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