Volume 3, Issue 1 (2018)
IJMPP 2018, 3(1): 7-11 |
Back to browse issues page
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Bolghanabadi S, Bolghanabadi N, Mosavianasl Z, Kouhnavard B. Relationship between Mental Workload and Musculoskeletal Disorders in Nurses Working at Day and Night Shifts in the State Hospitals. IJMPP 2018; 3 (1) :7-11
URL: http://ijmpp.modares.ac.ir/article-32-15759-en.html
URL: http://ijmpp.modares.ac.ir/article-32-15759-en.html
1- Occupational Health Engineering Department, Health Faculty, Neyshabor University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabor, Iran
2- Midwifery Department Department, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Occupational Health Engineering Department, Health Faculty, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
4- Occupational Health Engineering Department, Health Faculty, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran ,bahramk2011@gmail.com
2- Midwifery Department Department, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3- Occupational Health Engineering Department, Health Faculty, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
4- Occupational Health Engineering Department, Health Faculty, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran ,
Abstract: (6784 Views)
Aims: Most of the occupational tasks, in addition to physical work, have a part in mental and cognitive processing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between mental workload and musculoskeletal disorders in nurses working at day and night shifts in the state hospitals.
Instruments and Methods: The present descriptive-analytical study was conducted among 152 nurses, working at day and night shifts in state hospitals in Neishabur in 2017. These samples were selected by simple random sampling method. The Nordic Demographic Questionnaire and the NASA-TLX Standard Questionnaire were used to measure the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and mental load. The data were analyzed by SPSS 20 software, using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficient, Chi-square, and independent t-test.
Findings: There was an increase in the mean score of mental labor and musculoskeletal discomfort, especially in the waist and knee area. A significant relationship was found between the variables of labor with musculoskeletal discomfort (p<0.05). Likewise, there was a significant relationship between musculoskeletal disorders and workload (p=0.002).
Conclusion: Mental workload and musculoskeletal disorders in neck, elbow, upper back, waist, and knee in shift work is higher than day care workers. Also, there is a relationship between musculoskeletal disorders and workload.
Instruments and Methods: The present descriptive-analytical study was conducted among 152 nurses, working at day and night shifts in state hospitals in Neishabur in 2017. These samples were selected by simple random sampling method. The Nordic Demographic Questionnaire and the NASA-TLX Standard Questionnaire were used to measure the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and mental load. The data were analyzed by SPSS 20 software, using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficient, Chi-square, and independent t-test.
Findings: There was an increase in the mean score of mental labor and musculoskeletal discomfort, especially in the waist and knee area. A significant relationship was found between the variables of labor with musculoskeletal discomfort (p<0.05). Likewise, there was a significant relationship between musculoskeletal disorders and workload (p=0.002).
Conclusion: Mental workload and musculoskeletal disorders in neck, elbow, upper back, waist, and knee in shift work is higher than day care workers. Also, there is a relationship between musculoskeletal disorders and workload.
Subject:
Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention
Received: 2018/02/25 | Accepted: 2018/05/29 | Published: 2018/05/29
Received: 2018/02/25 | Accepted: 2018/05/29 | Published: 2018/05/29
References
1. Farzianpour F, Ansari Nosrati S, Rahimi Foroushani A. Survey of Relationship between Nurses Shift and Personality Characteristics in Private Hospitals in Tehran City. J Payavard Salamat. 2017;10:419-28.
2. Suzuki K, Ohida T, Kaneita Y, Yokoyama E, Miyake T, Harano S, et al. Mental health status, shift work, and occupational accidents among hospital nurses in Japan. J Occup Health. 2004;46:448-54. [DOI:10.1539/joh.46.448]
3. Rajaratnam SM, Barger LK, Lockley SW, Shea SA, Wang W, Landrigan CP, et al. Sleep disorders, health, and safety in police officers. Jama. 2011;306:2567-78. [DOI:10.1001/jama.2011.1851]
4. Hayati Y, Movahed E, Arab M. Assessing the Status of Managers' Leadership Style and Its Relationship with Mental Health Staff of Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2014. J Hosp. 2017;16:55-62.
5. Asgari H, Khalkhali H Mohebbi I. Analytical Survey on Relation Between Workload With Occupational Burnout Dimensions In ICU Nurses. J Urmia Nurs Midwifery Faculty. 2016;14:30-8.
6. Hoonakker P, Carayon P, Gurses AP, Brown R, Khunlertkit A, McGuire K, et al. Measuring workload of ICU nurses with a questionnaire survey: the NASA Task Load Index (TLX). I IIE Trans Healthc Syst Eng. 2011;1:131-43. [DOI:10.1080/19488300.2011.609524]
7. Zamanian Z, Norouzi F, Esfandiari Z, Rahgosai M, Hasan F, Kohnavard B, et al. Assessment of the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in nurses. Armaghane danesh. 2017;21:976-86.
8. Karahan A, Bayraktar N. Determination of the usage of body mechanics in clinical settings and the occurrence of low back pain in nurses. Int J Nurs Stud. 2004;41:67-75. [DOI:10.1016/S0020-7489(03)00083-X]
9. Maul I, Läubli T, Klipstein A, Krueger H. Course of low back pain among nurses: a longitudinal study across eight years. Occup Environ Med. 2003;60:497-503. [DOI:10.1136/oem.60.7.497]
10. Kuorinka I, Jonsson B, Kilbom A, Vinterberg H, Biering-Sørensen F, Andersson G, et al. Standardised Nordic questionnaires for the analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms. Appl Ergon. 1987;18:233-7. [DOI:10.1016/0003-6870(87)90010-X]
11. Bolghanabadi S, Pour M. The relationship between musculoskeletal disorders, stress and fatigue in the food industry employees. J Ergon. 2014;2:54-63.
12. Parry SP, Coenen P, O'Sullivan PB, Maher CG, Straker LM. Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for preventing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers. The Cochrane Library; 2017. [DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD012486]
13. Hart SG, editor NASA-task load index (NASA-TLX); 20 years later. Proceedings of the human factors and ergonomics society annual meeting; Sage Publications Sage CA. Los Angeles;2006. [DOI:10.1037/e577632012-009]
14. Mohammadi M, Mazloumi A, Zeraati H. Designing questionnaire of assessing mental workload and determine its validity and reliability among ICUs nurses in one of the TUMS's hospitals. J Sch Pub Health Inst Pub Health Res. 2013;11:87-96.
15. Taheri MR, Khorvash F, Hasan Zadeh A. Assessment of mental workload and relationship with needle stick injuries among Isfahan Alzahra hospital nurses. Med J Mashhad Univ Med Sci. 2016;58:70-577.
16. Habibi E, Taheri MR, Hasanzadeh A. Relationship between mental workload and musculoskeletal disorders among Alzahra Hospital nurses. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2015;20:1.
17. Dehghan H, Habibi E, Khodarahmi B, HA HY, Hasanzadeh A. The relationship between observational-perceptual heat strain evaluation method and environmental/physiological indices in warm workplace. Pak J Med Sci 2013;29Suppl:358-362. [DOI:10.12669/pjms.291(Suppl).3534]
18. Habibi E, Dehghan H, Zeinodini M, Yousefi H, Hasanzadeh A. A study on work ability index and physical work capacity on the base of fax equation VO2 max in male nursing hospital staff in Isfahan, Iran. Int J Prev Med. 2012;3:776.
Send email to the article author
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |