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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2003

Risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among nursing personnel in Greek hospitals.

Evangelos C Alexopoulos, Alex Burdorf, Athena Kalokerinou

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Article in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Evangelos C AlexopoulosDepartment of Public Health, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Alex Burdorf
Athena Kalokerinou
Erasmus University Rotterdam · NLAthens State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the relationships between physical, psychosocial, and individual characteristics and different endpoints of musculoskeletal complaints of the lower back, neck and shoulders.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study a questionnaire survey was carried out among 351 nursing personnel (response 84%) in six general hospitals in Athens, Greece. A questionnaire was used on physical and psychosocial workload, need for recovery, perceived general health and (1) the occurrence of musculoskeletal complaints in the past 12 months, (2) chronic complaints during at least 3 months, and (3) complaints which led to sickness absence. In logistic regression analysis odds ratios (ORs) were estimated for all relevant risk factors.

resultsSelf-reported factors of physical load were associated with the occurrence of back pain (OR=1.85), neck pain (OR=1.88), and shoulder pain (OR=1.87) but these factors were not associated with chronic complaints and musculoskeletal sickness absence. Physical load showed a trend with the number of musculoskeletal complaints with ORs of 2.47 and 4.13 for two and three musculoskeletal complaints, respectively. No consistent influence of psychosocial factors on complaints, chronicity, or sickness absence was observed. A perceived moderate general health was also a risk factor, and strongest associations were observed for sickness absence due to back pain (OR=2.03), neck pain (OR=8.31), and shoulder pain (OR=6.84).

conclusionsThe handling of physical loads among nurses seems to put them at risk for the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders. The development of these complaints into chronic complaints and associated sickness absence is strongly determined by perceived general health and almost not associated with work-related physical and psychosocial risk factors. When the influence of work-related risk factors on musculoskeletal health is being investigated, the general health status of individual workers should be taken into account.

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NursesAdultBack PainChronic DiseaseFemaleGreeceHumansMaleMusculoskeletal DiseasesNeck PainOccupational DiseasesShoulder PainSick Leave

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