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Sintomatologia musculoesquelética dos enfermeiros no contexto hospitalar: contributo do enfermeiro de reabilitação
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Background: Nurses make up the major professional category in the National Health Service, and their work a"ects
their musculoskeletal well-being.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms of nurses and identify their risk factors.
Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, and correlational study, conducted in a Portuguese hospital center, used a
non-probabilistic sample by convenience of 260 nurses. A questionnaire was used as data collection instrument, divided
into two parts (sociodemographic and professional data/Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire).
Results: #e majority of nurses (65.1%) manifests musculoskeletal symptoms, the lumbar spine being the most
a"ected body segment. #e female gender, aging, body mass index, time of professional experience, and workload
are related to the worsening of symptoms.
Conclusion: #e results point out the need to raise awareness of the risk factors among nurses, as well as to promote
the adoption of strategies, like workplace gymnastics, to minimize musculoskeletal symptoms.
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Nurses Musculoskeletal pain Risk factors Hospitals
Citation
Revista de Enfermagem Referência Série IV - n.º 23 - OUT./NOV./DEZ.2019