Research Article
Assessing the Work Activities Related to Musculoskeletal Disorder among Critical Care Nurses
Table 2
Work activities leading to MSDs and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders.
| Item | N (%) |
| Work activities leading to MSDs | Patient lifting (bed ridden) | (n = 92) 92% | Repositioning patient in bed | (n = 91) 91% | Pulling patient up the bed | (n = 90) 90% | Transfer patient onto a stretcher | (n = 83) 83% | Ambulating a patient | (n = 82) 82% | Bending to lift item from floor | (n = 78) 78% | Transfer patient to bed/chair | (n = 77) 77% | Lifting objects above the waist | (n = 56) 65% | Rotating torso while bearing weight | (n = 57) 57% |
| Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders | Lower back pain | (n = 92) 92% | Upper back pain | (n = 56) 56% | Shoulder pain | (n = 36) 36% | Neck pain | (n = 31) 31% | Ankle/feet pain | (n = 25) 25% | Wrist/hand pain | (n = 21) 21% | Knee pain | (n = 20) 20% | Hip/thigh pain | (n = 19) 19% | Elbow pain | (n = 14) 14% |
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