Moura, MariaMartins, MMRibeiro, Olga2020-05-152020-05-152019Revista de Enfermagem Referência Série IV - n.º 23 - OUT./NOV./DEZ.2019http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/32290Background: 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.engNursesMusculoskeletal painRisk factorsHospitalsjournal article10.12707/RIV190352182-2883