The Relationship Between Ergonomic Knowledge of Healthcare Professionals and Musculoskeletal Disorders
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Survey.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Occupational Diseases. Basic parameters: 25 years — 45 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study aims to investigate the relationship between the ergonomic awareness levels of Healthcare Workers and musculoskeletal disorders.
Detailed description
The present study is planned to be online. Personal information such as age, gender, and occupation will be collected from participants. Ergonomics information will be questioned. The Nordic musculoskeletal disorders questionnaire will be applied for the musculoskeletal disorders of the participants. Occupational burnout caused by musculoskeletal disorders will be investigated with the Maslach Burnout Scale. The degree to which musculoskeletal disorders affect sleep quality will be investigated with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire.
Interventions
- Other Survey
Participants will answer questions of different evaluation surveys via online survey. Sociodemographic information, ergonomic information, musculoskeletal pain etc. will be questioned.
Primary outcome measures
- Maslach Burnout Scale [Time frame: 1 week]
- Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire [Time frame: 1 week]
- The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [Time frame: 1 week]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being between 25 and 45 years old.
- Being a health worker
- Having at least 2 years of work experience
Exclusion criteria
- Participant having a musculoskeletal disorder before the study
- Having had surgery within 6 months
- Being pregnant
- Having a traumatic accident or injury that would affect the study
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Uskudar University — Istanbul
Publications
- Lietz J, Ulusoy N, Nienhaus A. Prevention of Musculoskeletal Diseases and Pain among Dental Professionals through Ergonomic Interventions: A Systematic Literature Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 16;17(10):3482. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103482. PMID 32429439
- Jacquier-Bret J, Gorce P. Prevalence of Body Area Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 2;20(1):841. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010841. PMID 36613163
- Mansoor SN, Al Arabia DH, Rathore FA. Ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders among health care professionals: Prevention is better than cure. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Jun;72(6):1243-1245. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.22-76. PMID 35751350
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06843798 · Uskudar24