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<bold>Aim.</bold> The aim of the study was to show the degree of advancement of pain and social problems of medical employees.
<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The study was conducted in one of the hospitals in Lesser Poland. A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1.11.2021 to 31.01.2022. The study group consisted of 106 participants (93 (87.7%) women and 13 (12.3%) men) from hospital wards, emergency ambulance stations, administrative employees and an analytical laboratory. The Standardized Nordic Questionnaire in the Polish version – NMQ survey was used to survey employees. The survey was conducted during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and respondents were included in the research voluntarily.
<bold>Results.</bold> Pain in the last 7 days was confirmed by 65% of the respondents, in more than 65% of the respondents the pain occurs during rest and sleep. In 64% of the subjects, pain was present on both sides of the body. The greatest pain was related to the lumbar spine in 54% of the respondents. The average pain is almost 5.35 on the Visual Analog Scale – VAS scale.
<bold>Conclusions.</bold> The COVID-19 pandemic may have had a negative impact on the physical and mental condition of medical workers. Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders - WRMSD ailments are common and are a serious, constantly growing problem.
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Aim. The aim of the study was to show the degree of advancement of pain and social problems of medical employees.
Material and methods. The study was conducted in one of the hospitals in Lesser Poland. A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1.11.2021 to 31.01.2022. The study group consisted of 106 participants (93 (87.7%) women and 13 (12.3%) men) from hospital wards, emergency ambulance stations, administrative employees and an analytical laboratory. The Standardized Nordic Questionnaire in the Polish version – NMQ survey was used to survey employees. The survey was conducted during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and respondents were included in the research voluntarily.
Results. Pain in the last 7 days was confirmed by 65% of the respondents, in more than 65% of the respondents the pain occurs during rest and sleep. In 64% of the subjects, pain was present on both sides of the body. The greatest pain was related to the lumbar spine in 54% of the respondents. The average pain is almost 5.35 on the Visual Analog Scale – VAS scale.
Conclusions. The COVID-19 pandemic may have had a negative impact on the physical and mental condition of medical workers. Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders - WRMSD ailments are common and are a serious, constantly growing problem.

Assessment of workload and pain in hospital workers using the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire -NMQ during the COVID-19 pandemic – a cross-sectional study

Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Jagielloński - Collegium Medicum

Uniwersytet Jagielloński - Collegium Medicum

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Aim. The aim of the study was to show the degree of advancement of pain and social problems of medical employees.
Material and methods. The study was conducted...

Assessment of workload and pain in hospital workers using the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire -NMQ during the COVID-19 pandemic – a cross-sectional study

Published Online: Jun 18, 2024

Page range: 124 - 129

Received: Nov 06, 2023

Accepted: Apr 29, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2024-0023

Keywords
medical workers, occupational diseases, WRMSD, NMQ, COVID-19

© 2024 Patryk Ciężarek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Assessment of workload and pain in hospital workers using the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire -NMQ during the COVID-19 pandemic – a cross-sectional study

Published Online: Jun 18, 2024

Page range: 124 - 129

Received: Nov 06, 2023

Accepted: Apr 29, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2024-0023

Keywordsmedical workers, occupational diseases, WRMSD, NMQ, COVID-19

© 2024 Patryk Ciężarek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
medical workers, occupational diseases, WRMSD, NMQ, COVID-19