Development and evaluation of a participatory ergonomic intervention for the reduction of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among nurses
Guganesan Krishnanmoorthy, Rama Krishna, Faiz Baharudin, Mohd Amirul Asraf Shah Nizamuddin, Nik Hasmumthaj Nik Hassan, Mahmoud Danaee, Victor C W Hoe, Sanjay Rampal · 2025
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Guganesan Krishnanmoorthy and co-authors present a 2025 trial of a nurse-led program to cut muscle and joint strain at work. Nurses face high rates of such strain from lifting and moving patients. The program joined teaching, workstation fixes, patient-lift devices, and muscle relaxation drills. Nurses helped design it, a step meant to boost uptake on real wards.
The trial split ward nurses into a program group of 45 and a control group of 30. Health checks ran at the start and at one, three, and six months. Neck, back, and shoulder pain fell more in the program group over time. Gains in work output showed only after fuller statistical checks. Sick leave shifts were less clear. The study shows that staff-shaped safety programs can ease pain in a high-strain job.
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| CREATOR | Guganesan Krishnanmoorthy, Rama Krishna, Faiz Baharudin, Mohd Amirul Asraf Shah Nizamuddin, Nik Hasmumthaj Nik Hassan, Mahmoud Danaee, Victor C W Hoe, Sanjay Rampal |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |