ArticleOman medical journal2023
Relationship Between Ergonomic Awareness and Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Staff Nurses in Oman: An Observational Study.
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- Integrating Health Belief Model and Human Factors Engineering to Prevent Musculoskeletal Injuries Among Operating Room Nurses: A Quality Improvement Prospective Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence, Severity, and Determinants of Low Back Pain Among Nurses at Sohar Hospital, Oman: A Cross-sectional Study.Oman medical journal · 2026Article
- Musculoskeletal disorders in nursing staff.World journal of methodology · 2025Article
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Objectives: To detect the level of ergonomic awareness related to work-related musculoskeletal disorders among 200 staff nurses in a tertiary hospital. The additional objective was to study the relationship of such awareness with the prevalence of these disorders. Methods: A group of 25-45-year-old staff nurses and a body mass index of ≤ 30 kg/m Results: The participants were 200 staff nurses (male = 30 male, female = 170). Analysis of the ergonomics awareness construct indicated 'agreement' as an overall response with a mean of 3.2±0.6, indicating fair ergonomic awareness. For CMDQ, 50.3% reported discomfort in the low back region, 15.0% in the neck, and 6.9% in the right lower leg. The left wrist, left forearm, and right upper arm had the least reported discomfort (< 1.0%). The correlation between ergonomic awareness and working ability was weakly positive, yet statistically significant (ρ = 0.210; Conclusions: There is a strong need to develop practical ergonomic awareness among nursing staff for a sustainable and safe work environment.
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