Characterization of nurse staffing who are away from work due to musculoskeletal disorders in a university hospital

Objective: To describe the sociodemographic and occupational characteristics of nurse staffing from an university hospital who are away from work due to musculoskeletal cumulative disorders and the association with absenteeism time. Method: retrospective, analytic and cross-sectional study. Medical...

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Main Authors: Yuri Marques Souza (Author), Daiane Dal Pai (Author), Larissa Martini Junqueira (Author), Andréia Barcellos Teixeira Macedo (Author), Juliana Petri Tavares (Author), Eunice Beatriz Martin Chaves (Author)
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Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Objective: To describe the sociodemographic and occupational characteristics of nurse staffing from an university hospital who are away from work due to musculoskeletal cumulative disorders and the association with absenteeism time. Method: retrospective, analytic and cross-sectional study. Medical records from 2012 to 2017 were analyzed from medical records of workers using descriptive and analytical statistics. Results: Out of 2,761 recorded absences from nurse staffing, 449 referred to musculoskeletal disorders (16.26%), the highest percentage due to back pain (41.5%) and 78 workers had psychiatric diagnosis, especially depression (43.4%). There was identified in the group with longer time of absence (> 15 days) the predominance of the category of nursing assistants and technicians (p = 0.006), with lower median age (p = 0.021) and higher education (p = 0.035). Conclusion: The elevated number of absences due to musculoskeletal disorders, sometimes associated with other comorbidities, requires follow-up and prevention in the workplaces.
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2179-7692
10.5902/2179769236767