The Relationship Between Ergonomic Knowledge of Healthcare Professionals and Musculoskeletal Disorders

NCT06843798 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Uskudar24
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the relationship between the ergonomic awareness levels of Healthcare Workers and musculoskeletal disorders.

Conditions

Occupational Diseases

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Maslach Burnout Scale

  The scale consists of 22 questions in total. A 5-point Likert scale is used to answer the questions. There are options such as 0- Never, 1- Rarely, 2- Sometimes, 3- Often, 4- Always. Volunteers are asked to tick the appropriate option for each question. The scale has 3 sub-categories. There are 9 items for the emotional exhaustion section, 5 items for the depersonalization section, and 8 items for the personal achievement section. People with high burnout levels are expected to have high scores on the emotional exhaustion section and depersonalization section, and low personal achievement scores. The scores that can be obtained from the subscales range from 0-36 for emotional exhaustion, 0-20 for depersonalization, and 0-32 for personal achievement.

  1 week

• Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire

  It is a scale used to determine the extent of pain in the musculoskeletal system. The purpose of this questionnaire is to identify and compare pain and complaints in parts of the body. There is an image showing the 9 parts of the body included in the questionnaire. These body parts; neck, shoulders, back, elbows, hands, waist, hips, knees and feet. The respondents are asked whether they have experienced problems such as pain and discomfort in their body parts in the last 12 months, in the last 4 weeks, and on the day of the assessment, and they are asked to mark this as yes or no.

  1 week

• The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

  Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; It evaluates sleep duration, sleep disturbance, sleep efficiency, subjective sleep quality, sleep medication use, daytime dysfunction, and sleep delay and consists of a total of 24 questions. 19 of them are self-report scales and 5 of them consist of questions to be answered by a friend or spouse. There are 7 components with 18 questions scored in the scale, and each component is evaluated between 0 and 3 points. The total score ranges from 0 to 21, and 5 or more is an indicator of "poor sleep quality"

  1 week

Study Arms (1)

Participants

Healthcare workers who reside and actively work in Turkey will be included in the study.

Other: Survey

Interventions

Survey OTHER

Participants will answer questions of different evaluation surveys via online survey. Sociodemographic information, ergonomic information, musculoskeletal pain etc. will be questioned.

Participants

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthcare workers

You may qualify if:

• Being between 25 and 45 years old.
• Being a health worker
• Having at least 2 years of work experience

You may not qualify if:

• Participant having a musculoskeletal disorder before the study
• Having had surgery within 6 months
• Being pregnant
• Having a traumatic accident or injury that would affect the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uskudar University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Uskudar University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Related Publications (3)

• Lietz J, Ulusoy N, Nienhaus A. Prevention of Musculoskeletal Diseases and Pain among Dental Professionals through Ergonomic Interventions: A Systematic Literature Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 16;17(10):3482. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103482.

  PMID: 32429439 BACKGROUND

• Jacquier-Bret J, Gorce P. Prevalence of Body Area Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 2;20(1):841. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010841.

  PMID: 36613163 BACKGROUND

• Mansoor SN, Al Arabia DH, Rathore FA. Ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders among health care professionals: Prevention is better than cure. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Jun;72(6):1243-1245. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.22-76.

  PMID: 35751350 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Occupational Diseases

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Mustafa ÇAĞIL

  Uskudar University

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Ömer ŞEVGİN

CONTACT

+905069787535; omer.sevgin@uskudar.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst. Prof. Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2025
• First Posted: February 25, 2025
• Study Start: March 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2025
• Study Completion: April 1, 2025
• Last Updated: March 25, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)