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Job factors related to musculoskeletal symptoms among nursing personnel – a review

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Coluci, Marina Zambon Orpinelli | Alexandre, Neusa Maria Costa

Affiliations: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, PO Box 6111, University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Zip Code 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil

Note: [] Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected].

Keywords: work-related musculoskeletal disorders, job factors, nursing

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0492-2516

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 2516-2520, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

The study aimed to conduct a literature review as a step of the development of a new questionnaire about the nursing workers’ perception of job factors that may lead to musculoskeletal symptoms. An information synthesis was achieved by collecting data from studies that fitted the search criteria. The results showed that despite the existence of several job factors related to musculoskeletal symptoms, no specific questionnaire that evaluates this relationship was found. Therefore, this literature review presents important topics for developing the first questionnaire to analyze work activities that may contribute to pain and discomfort among nursing personnel.

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