1.Correlation Between Posture of Job and Musculoskeletal Disorders Complains Among Emergency Departement Nurses in General Hospital Distric of Tangerang City
Siti Novy Romlah ; Dewi Fitriani ; Diah Susanti ; Suganthi Lokonathan ; Nisha Nambiar ; Fana Devasa
Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2020;16(Supp 10, November):119-124
Introduction: Based on World Health Organization (WHO) incidence of musculoskeletal diseases is estimated to
reach 60.4% of all occupational illness. Research conducted in the UK and Hongkong on nurses reported lower
stage pain of 38% and 39% and some neck pain 34% and 31% respectively. Musculoskeletal disorders are basically
complaints of pain in parts of our body that include muscles, joints, ligaments, skeletons, and nerves. Work posture is
one of the factors that influence the increase in musculoskeletal disorders. The objective of the research is to identify
correlation between posture at job with musculoskeletal disorders complaints in the emergency department among
nurses. Methods: The Method of the research was a quantitative research using cross sectional methods with Spearmen Rho correlation statistic test and the sampling method used total sampling. The sample size in this study was
40 nurses in the Emergency Department. Data collection was conducted by using Nordic Body Maps questionnaire
to assess Musculoskeletal Disorder and posture of job assessment was carried out by Rapid Entire Body Assessment
(REBA). Results: The results from this study showed that half of respondents (50%) were 26-30 years old, more than
half (67%) of respondents are male, more than half (60%) have very high risks due to posture of job, and more than
half (55%) had heavy complaints. Conclusion: There was a correlation between job posture with musculoskeletal
disorders.