TY - GEN
T1 - The influence of psychosocial and patient handling factors on the musculoskeletal health of nurses
AU - Boocock, Mark G.
AU - Trevelyan, Fiona
AU - Ashby, Liz
AU - Ang, Andy
AU - Diep, Nguyen
AU - Teo, Stephen
AU - Lamm, Felicity
PY - 2018/8/5
Y1 - 2018/8/5
N2 - Psychosocial work demands, the level of organisational support, and the provision and implementation of a patient handling programme have been identified as important determinants of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in nurses. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of MSD and explore the association of work-related psychosocial and patient handling factors on the musculoskeletal health of New Zealand (NZ) nurses. A sample (N = 201) of NZ nurses from the 2013 NZ Census completed an online survey in 2016–17 (45% of those eligible). MSD prevalence was measured using a modified version of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Psychosocial work demands were measured using The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ II). Components of “The Tool for Risk Outstanding in Patient Handling Interventions (TROPHI)” assessed patient handling practices. Binary logistic regression provided measures of association between psychosocial and patient handling factors, and MSD. The overall prevalence of MSD was 58% in the previous 12 months and 31% for the last 7 days. Low back (55%) and shoulder (54%) complaints were the most frequently reported MSD during previous 12 months, and co-morbidity of symptoms was high (59%). Higher work pace and emotional demands were significantly associated with MSD. Completing a patient handling task without equipment when equipment was prescribed, and perceived lack of suitable equipment, space, environment, skills or knowledge affecting patient care were also significantly associated with MSD. Interventions for the prevention and management of work-related MSD in nurses should take a multifaceted approach inclusive of physical and psychosocial components embedded within a comprehensive patient handling programme.
AB - Psychosocial work demands, the level of organisational support, and the provision and implementation of a patient handling programme have been identified as important determinants of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in nurses. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of MSD and explore the association of work-related psychosocial and patient handling factors on the musculoskeletal health of New Zealand (NZ) nurses. A sample (N = 201) of NZ nurses from the 2013 NZ Census completed an online survey in 2016–17 (45% of those eligible). MSD prevalence was measured using a modified version of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Psychosocial work demands were measured using The Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ II). Components of “The Tool for Risk Outstanding in Patient Handling Interventions (TROPHI)” assessed patient handling practices. Binary logistic regression provided measures of association between psychosocial and patient handling factors, and MSD. The overall prevalence of MSD was 58% in the previous 12 months and 31% for the last 7 days. Low back (55%) and shoulder (54%) complaints were the most frequently reported MSD during previous 12 months, and co-morbidity of symptoms was high (59%). Higher work pace and emotional demands were significantly associated with MSD. Completing a patient handling task without equipment when equipment was prescribed, and perceived lack of suitable equipment, space, environment, skills or knowledge affecting patient care were also significantly associated with MSD. Interventions for the prevention and management of work-related MSD in nurses should take a multifaceted approach inclusive of physical and psychosocial components embedded within a comprehensive patient handling programme.
KW - Musculoskeletal disorders
KW - Nursing
KW - Patient handling
KW - Psychosocial risk factors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85051817850&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-96083-8_78
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-96083-8_78
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85051817850
SN - 9783319960821
T3 - Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
SP - 596
EP - 603
BT - Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018)
A2 - Tartaglia, Riccardo
A2 - Albolino, Sara
A2 - Alexander, Thomas
A2 - Bagnara, Sebastiano
A2 - Fujita, Yushi
PB - Springer
CY - Cham, Switzerland
T2 - 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2018
Y2 - 26 August 2018 through 30 August 2018
ER -