Analysis of the inner experience and related factors of musculoskeletal diseases in clinical nurses

Abstract

Objective To investigate the prevalence and related factors of musculoskeletal diseases in nurses by means of qualitative and quantitative research, and to have a discussion on the inner experiences of nurses. Methods 1 012 clinical nurses, from one hospital during March 2019 to May 2019, were selected as research objects by convenience sampling method. The Nordic musculoskeletal disease questionnaire was used for investigation, and SPSS 21.0 was used for statistical analysis. In the qualitative study, 5 ICU nurses were selected by objective sampling method. Data were collected by semi-structured interview method, and analyzed by content analysis method. Results The annual prevalence rate of musculoskeletal diseases in clinical nurses was mainly in the neck (53.2%, 538/1 012) , followed by the waist and back (48.5%, 491/1 012) , hip and leg (45.2%, 457/1 012) . Logistic regression analysis of neck related factors showed that BMI (P=0.039) , repeated operation for one minute (P=0.007) , and staff shortage in the Department (P=0.027) were the influencing factors of musculoskeletal diseases. Qualitative research extracted the following two themes: negative psychological experience of nurses under high workload and positive psychological experience of nurses. Conclusion The prevalence of neck is the highest among those of other musculoskeletal diseases in clinical nurses, which is related to many related factors. In the professional environment of nurses, nurses have high self-protection willingness and ability. It is suggested to strengthen support from hospital, family and other aspects, reduce the prevalence rate, and improve the quality of work and family life of nurses. Key words: Nurses; Musculoskeletal diseases; Inner experience; Cross sectional study