PMID- 29776452
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20181011
LR  - 20181114
IS  - 1756-0500 (Electronic)
IS  - 1756-0500 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 1
DP  - 2018 May 18
TI  - Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among registered general nurses: a case of 
      a large central hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe.
PG  - 315
LID - 10.1186/s13104-018-3412-8 [doi]
LID - 315
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Worldwide, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a common 
      cause of morbidity affecting occupational individuals such as health-care 
      professionals. However, nothing is known about WMSDs in hospital nurses in 
      Zimbabwe. This study was conducted to provide cross-sectional evidence of the 
      12-month prevalence, consequences and factors associated with WMSDs among 208 
      nurses at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (PGH). RESULTS: The response rate for 
      the study was 55.7%. The median age for the participants was 32.0 years 
      (interquartile range = 29-36 years). The lifetime prevalence of WMSDs in nurses 
      was 95.7% (n = 112). The first episodes were experienced in the first 5 years of 
      working (n = 59, 52.7%). However, 82.1% (n = 96) nurses experienced WMSDs in the 
      last 12 months. Low back pain was the most common WMSDs reported (n = 55, 67.9%). 
      WMSDs were significantly associated with qualification attained, postgraduate 
      ergonomic training and working experience. Overall, 87.5% (n = 84) nurses 
      experienced at least one of the consequences of WMSDs. Cognisant of the 
      limitations of the study, the present study found that WMSDs are a common 
      occurrence among nurses at PGH. This creates a need for prompt hospital education 
      programs aimed at raising awareness among nurses on the existence of WMSDs and 
      the consequences at PGH.
FAU - Chiwaridzo, M
AU  - Chiwaridzo M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4470-9604
AD  - Rehabilitation Department, University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 
      P.O Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe. mchiwaridzo@medsch.uz.ac.zw.
FAU - Makotore, V
AU  - Makotore V
AD  - Howard Hospital, P.O Box 190, Glendale, Zimbabwe.
FAU - Dambi, J M
AU  - Dambi JM
AD  - Rehabilitation Department, University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 
      P.O Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
FAU - Munambah, N
AU  - Munambah N
AD  - Rehabilitation Department, University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 
      P.O Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
FAU - Mhlanga, M
AU  - Mhlanga M
AD  - Department of Nursing Science, University of Zimbabwe, College of Health 
      Sciences, P.O Box A178, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180518
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Res Notes
JT  - BMC research notes
JID - 101462768
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - Hospitals/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Low Back Pain/*epidemiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Musculoskeletal Diseases/*epidemiology
MH  - Nurses/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Nursing Staff, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Occupational Diseases/*epidemiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Young Adult
MH  - Zimbabwe/epidemiology
PMC - PMC5960155
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Associated factors
OT  - Nurses
OT  - Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals
OT  - Prevalence
EDAT- 2018/05/20 06:00
MHDA- 2018/10/12 06:00
PMCR- 2018/05/18
CRDT- 2018/05/20 06:00
PHST- 2018/01/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/05/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/05/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/05/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/10/12 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/05/18 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s13104-018-3412-8 [pii]
AID - 3412 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s13104-018-3412-8 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Res Notes. 2018 May 18;11(1):315. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3412-8.