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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Prevalence of Body Area Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review.

Julien Jacquier-Bret, Philippe Gorce

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06843798 (The Relationship Between Ergonomic Knowledge of Healthcare Professionals and Musculoskeletal Disorders), which is not on this map. Cited by 84 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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84citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
100.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06843798 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

The Relationship Between Ergonomic Knowledge of Healthcare Professionals and Musculoskeletal Disorders

TypeobservationalSponsorUskudar UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled400ConditionsOccupational DiseasesArmsSurvey
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

84 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 160 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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  17. Frequency, Severity and Ergonomic Awareness of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Australian Optometrists: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026
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24 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Julien Jacquier-BretInternational Institute of Biomechanics and Occupational Ergonomics, Université de Toulon, CS60584, CEDEX 9, 83041 Toulon, France.ORCID 0000-0003-2815-1700
Philippe GorceInternational Institute of Biomechanics and Occupational Ergonomics, Université de Toulon, CS60584, CEDEX 9, 83041 Toulon, France.
Université de Toulon · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Healthcare professionals perform daily activities that can lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The objective of this review was to summarize these MSDs by body areas in relation to healthcare professions. The underlying question is, worldwide, whether there are areas that are more exposed depending on the occupation or whether there are common areas that are highly exposed to MSDs. This issue has been extended to risk factors and responses to reduce MSDs. The review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines between February and May 2022. Google scholar and Science Direct databases were scanned to identify relevant studies. Two authors independently reviewed, critically appraised, and extracted data from these studies. Overall and body area prevalence, risk factors, and responses to MSDs were synthetized by occupational activity. Among the 21,766 records identified, 36 covering six healthcare professions were included. The lower back, neck, shoulder and hand/wrist were the most exposed areas for all healthcare professionals. Surgeons and dentists presented the highest prevalence of lower back (>60%), shoulder and upper extremity (35-55%) MSDs. The highest prevalence of MSDs in the lower limbs was found for nurses (>25%). The main causes reported for all healthcare professionals were maintenance and repetition of awkward postures, and the main responses were to modify these postures. Trends by continent seem to emerge regarding the prevalence of MSDs by healthcare profession. Africa and Europe showed prevalence three times higher than Asia and America for lower back MSDs among physiotherapists. African and Asian nurses presented rates three times higher for elbow MSDs than Oceanians. It becomes necessary to objectively evaluate postures and their level of risk using ergonomic tools, as well as to adapt the work environment to reduce exposure to MSDs with regard to the specificities of each profession.

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Musculoskeletal DiseasesOccupational DiseasesDelivery of Health CareErgonomicsHealth PersonnelHumansPrevalenceRisk Factorsbody areadentistshealth professionalsmidwivesmusculoskeletal disordersnursesosteopathsphysiotherapistsprevalenceresponse and treatmentrisk factorssurgeonsworldwide analysis

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PMCPMC9819551
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