Investigating Occupational and Personal Factors Effective in Causing Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Personnel of One of the Hospitals in  Zahedan City

Raheleh Hashemi Habybabady; Akram Dehbashi; Fatemeh Paridokht; Parvin Sepehr; Mehram maleki roveshti

doi:10.18502/tbj.v23i2.16097

Raheleh Hashemi Habybabady Assistant Professor, Health School and Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Akram Dehbashi bachlor, Student Research Committee, School of Public Health and Safety , Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Fatemeh Paridokht PhD student, Research Committee, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Parvin Sepehr PhD,Student Research Committee, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mehram maleki roveshti master,Department of Occupational Health and safety Engineering, School of Public Health and Safety, mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, sari, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/tbj.v23i2.16097

Keywords: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Hospital Staff, Healthcare Services

Abstract

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the main health problems among health care providers. This study aims to determine Job responsibilities and risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders among the hospital employees of one of the largest hospitals in Zahedan.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 194 staff in one of the largest hospitals affiliated with Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS v19 and univariate logistic linear modeling, in addition to Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests.

Results: The highest average pain score was related to the back(21/10±26/19). Neck pain was more prevalent in people over 40 years old(50%). Women were 4.9 times more likely to experience neck pain than men, and the possibility of back pain in individuals older than 40 years was 2.2 times higher than in those younger than 30. Furthermore, participants with more than 20 years of work experience were 5/4 times more likely to develop knee pain than those working for 5 years and less. There was a significant difference between pain scores in different positions among the hospital staff(p=0/003).

Conclusion: The results of the present study demonstrated that the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among nurse assistants, women, elderly people and those with more work experience was higher than other employees, and it is necessary to design and implement targeted and specific interventions to reduce these disorders for different groups in hospitals.