Introduction. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are common among nurses and can affect patient outcomes. There is a dearth of literature on MSD among Indian nurses. The study objective was to measure prevalence of MSD and their association with perceived work demands and sociodemographic variables among female nurses at a tertiary care hospital in rural India. Methods. A cross-sectional study was...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) represent one of the most common and most expensive occupational health problems in both developed and developing countries. School teachers represent an occupational group among which there appears to be a high prevalence of MSD. Given that causes of MSD have been described as multi-factorial and prevalence rates vary between body sites and location o...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate, from the perspective of society, the costs of sick leave and rehabilitation of recently sick-listed workers with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) or mental disorders (MD). METHODS In a prospective cohort study, 812 sick-listed workers with MSD (518) or MD (294) were included. Data on consumption of health care and production loss were collected...

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are one of the most frequent causes of temporary work disability (TWD), accounting for productivity losses equivalent to 1.3% of the Gross National Product. The implementation of specific clinical programs can reduce the duration of MSD-TWD episodes and the number of patients going to permanent disability (PD) in a highly cost-effective manner. In this paper the ...

background: musculoskeletal disorders (msd) are concerned as costly health problems worldwide. rural people are more susceptible to musculoskeletal disorders. this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and related factors among adult living in aq qalaian, iran. material and methods: this was a cross-sectional study which performed among 200 adult living in rural...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in the aluminium industry is high, and there is a considerable work-related fraction. More knowledge about the predictors of sickness absence from MSD in this industry will be valuable in determining strategies for prevention. The aim of this study was to analyse the relative impact of body parts, psychosocial and individual factors a...

BACKGROUND The high incidence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among healthcare workers suggests that the introduction of ergonomic interventions could be beneficial. While laboratory studies have clearly documented the efficacy of ergonomic devices, few studies have examined their effectiveness in the healthcare workplace. METHODS This study evaluated a statewide program that provided erg...

The high percentage of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) in various populations underlines the need for distinguishing between severely and mildly affected individuals. To investigate MSD from various body parts reported in 1998 as predictors of health related quality of life reported in 2002, we examined the frequency of MSD on a five-point scale, health related quality of life (SF-36) and sickn...

BACKGROUND The aim was to study the impact of psychosocial risk factors on long-term sickness absence due to mental health problems (LSA-MH) or musculoskeletal disorders (LSA-MSD) in 2983 Belgian middle-aged workers. METHODS Data were collected from 1372 male and 1611 female workers in the Belstress III study. Considered psychosocial risk factors were job demands, job control, social support,...

BACKGROUND Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are a common cause of disability and absence from work. There is no consistent evidence in the literature regarding predictors for short- and long-term absences due to these disorders. AIMS To investigate work-related factors influencing short- and long-term absences due to MSD in German-speaking countries. METHODS The study is based on data from t...