Introduction: Nursing in hospitals, because of the nature of the work, is a job in which work-related musculoskeletal disorders are highly prevalent. The main cause of musculoskeletal disorder amongst nursing staff is the movement of patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of musculoskeletal disorders caused by movement of patients in nursing staff of a hospital affiliated with...

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most common causes of work-related disability and account for 65% of occupational diseases. On the other hand, to better understand these disorders, consideration of identifying related risk factors, and the use of environmental engineering is very important. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine Ergonomic Posture Evaluation and ...

Background: The working station has a major impact on the musculoskeletal disorders, therefore a considerable attention to working station staff is of importance. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of working station on musculoskeletal disorders among administrative staff. Methods: 30 administrative staff participated in this analytical descriptive study. Data was collected us...

Introduction: The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the nursing profession has been high reported. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders as well as to analysis the risk factors associated with it in the nursing community. Method: This cross-sectional study was performed in seven hospitals in Khuzestan province in 2020. The study population a...

Background and Aim: Musculoskeletal disorders stand as the most common work-related problem in many developing and industrial countries. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and to assess ergonomic risk factors among traditional bread bakers. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytic, cross-sectional study was conducted on 129 traditional bread bak...

Background and aims: Cardiorespiratory capacity determines performance and productivity of daily jobs.Shoe production workers have heavy work load and musculoskeletal disorders is prevalent in this job.  Investigation on the relationship between musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and job strain index (SI) and physical activity capability of shoe workers can help to reduce MSDs. Methods: T...

  Background and Objective: Considering the importance and high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders, this study aimed to investigate the role of mental workload, fatigue, and sleep quality in the development of musculoskeletal disorders. Materials and Methods: This study included 243 employees working at Borujerd health center. The participants were selected based on simple random sampl...

Background and Objectives: Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most common work-related disorders, which have high prevalence not only among hard and hurtful jobs, but also in office jobs. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders its associated factors among Education Office employees in Arak in 2016-17. Materials and Methods: This descript...