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Noei M, Shafi Mojadadi M, Mirhamidi S M, Fallahi M. Survey the relationship between working hours with workload and incidence of musculoskeletal disorders among the personnel of a Hospital in 2023. ioh 2025; 22 (1) : 8
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Sabzevar university of medical sciences , mjfllh@yahoo.com
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Background and aims: Musculoskeletal disorders are often deteriorated by factors such as prolonged working hours, excessive physical workload, mental workload and poor ergonomic designs. The aim of the study was to Survey the relationship between working hours with workload and musculoskeletal disorders among the personnel of a Hospital in 2023.
Methods: The current study is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study. The sample size under investigation was 90 health care workers working in a Hospital. Cornell questionnaire was used to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, mental workload was determined by NASA-TLX and Borg scale was used to determine physical workload. The gathered data were analyzed using SPSS.22 software.
Results: In this study, average working hours per week was related to services with 54.14 working hours, followed by nurses with 49.09 working hours. The highest prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders was reported in the low back (66.7%), neck (55.6%), back (52.2%), right knee (35.6%) and right ankle (33.3%), respectively. A significant relationship was observed between physical demand dimension and Borg scale with working hours (P=0.000). There was a significant relationship between the dimension of physical demand and musculoskeletal disorders of the lower limbs (legs and feet). There was a significant relationship between working hours and musculoskeletal disorders (hip, thigh, knee, leg, and foot.
Conclusion: There exists a notable correlation between the duration of employment and the physical exertion required, as well as the incidence of MSDS affecting the lower extremities. Given that the mean tenure of the employees is 8.5 years, it is advisable for hospital administrators to contemplate the implementation of ergonomic training initiatives, the alteration of workstations, the introduction of job rotation, and the modification of work shift arrangements to mitigate the prevalence of these disorders.
Methods: The current study is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study. The sample size under investigation was 90 health care workers working in a Hospital. Cornell questionnaire was used to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, mental workload was determined by NASA-TLX and Borg scale was used to determine physical workload. The gathered data were analyzed using SPSS.22 software.
Results: In this study, average working hours per week was related to services with 54.14 working hours, followed by nurses with 49.09 working hours. The highest prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders was reported in the low back (66.7%), neck (55.6%), back (52.2%), right knee (35.6%) and right ankle (33.3%), respectively. A significant relationship was observed between physical demand dimension and Borg scale with working hours (P=0.000). There was a significant relationship between the dimension of physical demand and musculoskeletal disorders of the lower limbs (legs and feet). There was a significant relationship between working hours and musculoskeletal disorders (hip, thigh, knee, leg, and foot.
Conclusion: There exists a notable correlation between the duration of employment and the physical exertion required, as well as the incidence of MSDS affecting the lower extremities. Given that the mean tenure of the employees is 8.5 years, it is advisable for hospital administrators to contemplate the implementation of ergonomic training initiatives, the alteration of workstations, the introduction of job rotation, and the modification of work shift arrangements to mitigate the prevalence of these disorders.
Article number: 8
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Ergonomics
Received: 2024/04/29 | Accepted: 2025/04/17 | Published: 2025/03/30
Received: 2024/04/29 | Accepted: 2025/04/17 | Published: 2025/03/30
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