Current situation of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in dental nurses
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20200917-05407
- VernacularTitle:口腔护理人员职业性肌肉骨骼疾患现状
- Author:
Lu GAN
1
;
Xiaowen MA
;
Qian WANG
;
Huiwen ZENG
;
Qian LU
Author Information
1. 北京大学口腔医院护理部，北京 100081
- Keywords:
Dental nurses;
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders;
Occupational disease;
Cross-sectional study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2021;27(11):1445-1449
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among nurses in ClassⅢ Grade A stomatology hospitals.Methods:Using the convenient sampling method, a cross-sectional survey was conducted on general information, prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and working factors of 496 front-line nurses from two ClassⅢ Grade A stomatology hospitals in Beijing from November 14 to 27, 2019 by using the revised electronic version of Nordic Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire revised based on the Chinese population.Results:A total of 496 questionnaires were collected and 483 were valid. The annual prevalence rate of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among dental nurses was 68.3% (330/483) . Among the 9 body parts, the top 4 affected parts were neck, shoulder, lower back and upper back. Education level was an independent risk factor for work-related musculoskeletal disorders ( P<0.01) , while physical exercise was a protective factor ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among dental nurses is not optimistic.It is necessary to screen high-risk groups as soon as possible, encourage nurses to strengthen physical exercise and carry out key interventions for neck, shoulder and back musculoskeletal diseases to avoid irreversible decline in musculoskeletal function, which may affect the physical health and career development of dental nurses.
