Tarbiat Modares University International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention 2476-5279 4 4 2019 02 01 A Few Simple Steps to Improve Sitting Posture 241 242 20130 10.52547/ijmpp.4.4.241 EN Mohammad Hossien Delshad Department of Public Health Department, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran. Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran Fatemeh Pourhaji Department of Public Health Department, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran. Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran Roya Pourhaji PhD candidate of Educational management Department, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran. (Royapourhaji@gmail.com) Journal Article 1970 01 01 poor sitting posture and prolonged sitting have, therefore, significant health and socio-economic effects[. People spend on average more than half of their day sitting down. The ill-effects of poor sitting posture and prolonged sitting on physical and mental health have been extensively studied, and solutions for curbing this sedentary epidemic have received special attention in recent years

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Tarbiat Modares University International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention 2476-5279 4 4 2019 02 01 Intervention Educational Program and Health- Related Quality of Life among Employee: A Semi Experimental Design Study 243 248 20131 10.52547/ijmpp.4.4.243 EN Reza Maghbouli School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, zanjan, Iran. Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi Diseases Unit, Chaloos Health Network, Chaloos, Iran. Journal Article 1970 01 01 Aims: Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) is an important outcome of health in different aspects of physical, mental and social dimensions. This study aimed to assess the effects of an educational program on Health- Related Quality of Life among employees HRQOL of employees working in Shariati hospital affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). Method and Instrument: This was a semi-experimental study with a pre-post design study. Participants included employees of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The sample size was 31 employees who were randomly selected from all working employees in the hospital. Selected employees were provided with two 60-minute session workshop as educational program. Data collected using demographic questionnaire and Short form of Quality of Life questionnaire (SF-36) at the begriming of the study and at 3- month follow up. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical tests (paired T-Test). Findings: Totally 31 employees with mean age of 40 ± 9.04 were participated in the study. Comparing HRQOL dimensions of the studied participants before and after intervention indicated the improvement of dimensions as Role physical (P=0.01), Bodily pain (P= 0.04), General health (P= 0.04), Vitality (P= 0.008), Role emotional (P= 0.03), and Mental health (P= 0.003). However, there were no significantly increase in physical function and social function (P>0.05). Conclusion: Finding of this study showed the educational program could be effective for improving the employees’ HRQOL

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Tarbiat Modares University International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention 2476-5279 4 4 2019 02 01 Association of Musculoskeletal Disorders with Backpack carrying among school aged adolescents 249 255 20132 10.52547/ijmpp.4.4.249 EN Safieh Kanani Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University Journal Article 1970 01 01 Aims: Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) as one of the important multifactorial health problems among school going adolescents that might be due to back pack carrying. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between backpack standards with MSDs among students. Method and Instrument: This was a cross-sectional designed study. The non-probability sample consisted of 159 students from four secondary and high schools in Pars Abad city, Iran, in 2019. A combination of two Nordic and Cornell questionnaires were used to collect data. The data were about demographic charisteristics and experiencing pain or discomfort in musculoskeletal system that were obtained via the self-report. Data analyzed by Chi-Square and Logistic Regression test using SPSS-22 software. Findings: In total, 159 students with mean age of took part in the study. A significant difference was found between the neck, shoulder, upper back, lower back, forearm, and thigh pains with backpack carrying standards such as “way of carrying backpack”, “how to put the light and heavy stationery in the backpack”, and “backpack height “. the inappropriate carrying of backpack and improper placement of stationery in the backpack could cause shoulder and thigh pains was more than other MSDs respectively Conclusion: This study indicates that there was a relationship between all of reviewed standards for using backpack with MSDs among school going adolescents. Thus, it is suggested to focus on increasing knowledge of adolescents and their parents to use the proper backpack.

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Tarbiat Modares University International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention 2476-5279 4 4 2019 02 01 The Relationship between Musculoskeletal Pain and Demographic Variables in Nursing and Midwifery Students 256 262 20133 10.52547/ijmpp.4.4.256 EN Fereshteh Amini PhD Student of Health Education and Health Promotion Tarbiat Modares University Fatteme Raiisi PhD Cognitive Science (IRCSS) Institute of Cognitive Science Study. Tehran, Iran. Journal Article 1970 01 01 Aim: Musculoskeletal pain refers to pain in the muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, and nerves. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between factors affecting musculoskeletal pain and demographic variables of nursing and midwifery students. studying in Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Method and Instrument: The method of this cross-sectional study was descriptive– correlational through which 120 nursing and midwifery students of Tehran University of medical sciences aged between 18-22 years were studied. The sample was selected by simple random sampling and standard Nordic pain questionnaire was used to measure the prevalence of pain. To test the hypotheses, in addition to descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation, chi-square test was used. Data were analyzed by SPSS-25 software. Findings: Totally, 120 nursing and midwifery students including 55.8% of nursing students (N=67) and 44.2% midwifery students (N=53) were studied. The results showed that nursing students more than midwifery students were suffering from at least one more musculoskeletal pain. This study showed that there is statistically significant difference between nursing and midwifery students in terms of foot pain (P <0.01) that means the rate of foot pain in nursing students was higher than midwifery students. Conclusion: Findings from this study showed that there was a relationship between demographic variables, field of study and musculoskeletal pain. Therefore, nursing students might suffer from more musculoskeletal pain.

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Tarbiat Modares University International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention 2476-5279 4 4 2019 02 01 Educational Program and Sitting Posture Improvement among Female Student 263 269 20134 10.52547/ijmpp.4.4.263 EN Samaneh Norouzi PhD, Health education & Health promotion Department, Medical Sciences Faculty, Tarbiat, Modares University. Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian PhD Health Education & Health Promotion Department, Medical Sciences Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Sedigheh Kahrizi Associated PhD, Department of Physical Therapy, Medical Sciences Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University Journal Article 1970 01 01 Aims: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of educational intervention on sitting posture in female student studying in high school in Izeh, Iran. Instruments and Methods: Current study was performed in two schools in Izeh city of Iran. Ethical approval and informed consent was obtained from the participants. One hundred and forty six (N=146) participants from these schools were randomly allocated to an intervention (n = 73) or control group (n = 73). The intervention included two group-based sessions. The control group received usual educational. Data collection was conducted by Nordic questionnaire and a researcher– made questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS 16 software, using independent t-test and Chi-square test. Findings: The mean age of participants in this study in the intervention and control groups were 16.15 ± 0.88 and 15.95 ± 0.81 years respectively. The intervention group had significant improvements compared with the control group. In intervention group significant differences were found in score of knowledge, attitude and sitting behavior before and after of intervention (P<0.05). Conclusions: This study showed that educational intervention was effective in improving proper sitting and maintaining the status of the spine.

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Tarbiat Modares University International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention 2476-5279 4 4 2019 02 01 Musculoskeletal Disorders among Healthcare Network Staff using Rapid Office Strain Assessment (2019) 270 276 20135 10.52547/ijmpp.4.4.270 EN Asghar Lotfollahzadeh Occupational Health Unit Health Network, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran. Maryam Feiz Arefi Department of occupational Health Engineering School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran Hajar Ebadi Gurjan Occupational Health Unit Health Network, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran Neda Razagari Occupational Health Unit Health Network, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran. Behnam Ebadi Occupational Health Unit Health Network, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran. Amin Babaei-Pouya Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran Journal Article 1970 01 01 Aim: Work related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) are one of the most common complaints among staff doing static or repetitious tasks using the upper limbs and individuals who work with computer for hours. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of MSDs among computer users in the office department of Healthcare Network of Iran. Method and Instruments: This descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 105 computer users in the Healthcare Network who were selected through census sampling method in 2018. The data collecting tools included the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaires (CMDQ) and the Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) checklist. To investigate the relationship between demographic variables and the final ROSA score, Analysis of Variance ANOVA and T-test were used. Findings: Totally, 105 computer users with mean age of 38.7 ± 7.1 years and mean work experience 7.4 ± 14.7 years were assessed. Discomfort and musculoskeletal pain in the neck and hip were more common than the other parts. The results of the ROSA method showed that the final mean ROSA score was 5.38 ± 1.07. About 37.1% of the cases need just notification and 62.9% of them need ergonomic intervention. Moreover, gender and work experience had a significant effect on the final ROSA score (P<0.001). Conclusion: A high prevalence of MSDs was observed in the neck and hip regions of computer users. Given the ROSA score, which was at notification area, a series of ergonomic and managerial measures are needed to improve the conditions of the workstations and reduce the prevalence of MSDs.

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