The prevalence of musculoskeletal discomforts and its relation with work posture in Carpet Weavers, Boshruyeh City

Introduction: Carpet industry is one of the most important, dangerous and traditional industries in Iran. Non-Ergonomic factors such as non-standard work tools, inappropriate physical postures, long hours of work and insufficient rest of carpet weavers can lead to musculoskeletal disorders. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal discomfort and its relationship with posture in rural carpet weavers in Boshruyeh city. Methods: This study is descriptive, analytical and cross-sectional. The sampling method was census-based and included all rural carpet weavers in Boshruyeh city who were active at least 6 months prior to the beginning of the study and were willing to cooperate (62 people). In order to investigate musculoskeletal discomforts, used from Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (CMDQ) and for posture assessment, The Occupational Repetitive Action Index (OCRA) method was used. The collected data by using SPSS software IBM 24 (Pearson correlation test) was analyzed. Results: The results showed that 98.39% of the workers felt discomfort at least in one of the 20 assessed regions. The most common discomfort of carpet weavers was 72.88% in the lower back region and the lowest incidence of discomfort was 9.68% in the hip/buttocks. There was a significant statistical relationship between scores of musculoskeletal discomforts in 11of 20 assessed regions with OCRA score (p <0.05), There was also a significant statistical relationship between age, work hours and work experience with CMDQ score (p <0.05). Conclusions: It seems Insufficient rest, Repetitive work, and incorrect posture are of factors affecting the musculoskeletal discomfort.observe the principles of ergonomics, especially having proper postures and regular rest along with stretching can be helpful in reducing the incidence of discomfort and musculoskeletal disorders.

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Correlation between working positions and lactic acid levels with musculoskeletal complaints among dentists

Dental Journal (Majalah Kedokteran Gigi) ◽

10.20473/j.djmkg.v49.i4.p201-205 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 49 (4) ◽

pp. 201

Author(s):

Fiory Dioptis Putriwijaya ◽

Titiek Berniyanti ◽

Indeswati Diyatri

Keyword(s):

Lactic Acid ◽

Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

The Body ◽

Observational Research ◽

Entire Body ◽

Musculoskeletal Complaints ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Correlation Test ◽

Pearson Correlation Test

Background: Musculoskeletal complaints have been common for dentists since their body is unknowingly often in inappropriate positions when caring for patients. For example, they bend towards patients, suddenly move, and then rotate from one side to another. The repetitive movements are done in long term. High activities and sufficient recovery time can cause a buildup of lactic acid in their blood leading to obstruction of the energy intake from the aerobic system in their muscle cells, resulting in fatigue. As a result, such conditions trigger decreased muscle performances. Purpose: This study aimed to determine the correlation between working positions and lactic acid levels with the risk of musculoskeletal disorders among dentists at Public Health Centers in Surabaya. Method: This research was an analytical observational research using cross sectional approach. Sampling technique used in this research was cluster random sampling with nineteen samples. To evaluate the working positions of those samples, a rapid entire body assessment (REBA) method was used. Meanwhile, to observe the musculoskeletal disorders of those samples, a Nordic body map was used. Data obtained then were analyzed using Pearson correlation test with a significance level (p<0.05). Result: Results of data analysis using the Pearson correlation test showed that the significance value obtained was 0.036. It indicates that there was a correlation between the working positions and the lactic acid levels with the musculoskeletal disorders in those dentists. The results of the Pearson correlation test also revealed that there was a correlation between the working positions and the lactic acid levels among those dentists with a significance value of 0.025. Conclusion: It may be concluded that the wrong body positions during working can increase lactic acid level in the body of dentists. The increased level of lactic acid then can affect their muscles, leading to the high risk of musculoskeletal disorders.

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Effect of Fatigue on Job Performance and Musculoskeletal Disorders among Power Plant Staff

Archives of Occupational Health ◽

10.18502/aoh.v3i1.343 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Somayeh Bolghanabadi ◽

Seyed Hojat Mosavi Kordmiri ◽

Shima GHalehassani ◽

Fariba Delkhani ◽

Fateme Tazili

Keyword(s):

Power Plant ◽

Job Performance ◽

Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Work Experience ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Fatigue Score ◽

Administrative Employees ◽

The Mean

Background: The sustainability and strength of an organization strongly depends on the mental, physical, and physiological health of its employees. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of fatigue and stress on the incidence of musculoskeletal disorders, job performance and their relationship considering some demographic variables in this society. Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in 2017. The study populations were administrative employees of the power plant, and sampling was done by census method. Three standard questionnaires about job fatigue and job performance and Nordic questionnaire were distributed among 62 employees. Data were analyzed by SPSS 20; descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation test. Results: All 62 samples were male, and the mean and standard deviation of their age were 41.52 (7.71) years and the mean of work experience was 12.13 (6.25) years. According to the results, 53% of the samples showed high and very high fatigue; the fatigue score was 3.96 that indicated the moderate level. The job performance score was 38.3, which was considered at the low level. Also, there was an inverse and significant relationship between fatigue and job performance (P = 0.03, r = -0.37), and there was a significant relationship between fatigue, performance and neck and back areas (p <0.05).

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Musculoskeletal disorders among rice farmers in Phimai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand

Journal of Health Research ◽

10.1108/jhr-01-2019-0009 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (6) ◽

pp. 494-503

Author(s):

Ekarat Sombatsawat ◽

Titaporn Luangwilai ◽

Parichat Ong-artborirak ◽

Wattasit Siriwong

Keyword(s):

Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

Work Experience ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Farm Size ◽

Body Region ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Rice Farmers ◽

Body Regions

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and determine factors influencing MSDs among rice farmers. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional study was carried out among 156 rice farmers from 14 villages in Tarnlalord sub-district, Phimai district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, from February 2017 to March 2017. Face-to-face interviews, including demographics, work characteristics and musculoskeletal pain, were conducted using a modified standardized Nordic questionnaire. Findings The results revealed that both 78 males and 78 females participated in the study to which the average of age and body mass index (BMI) was 45.5±11.4 years and 24.9±4.0 kg/m2, respectively. All rice farmers reported MSDs in at least one body region during the six months preceding the interview. The highest prevalence of MSDs showed 86.5 percent in the lower back area, followed by 85.9 percent in the neck, and 80.7 percent in the shoulders. The analysis of binary logistic regression and Spearman’s rank correlation showed that factors such as gender, age, BMI, work experience and farm size influence MSDs’ occurrence, and pain severity in one or more body regions (p < 0.05). Originality/value Musculoskeletal injuries are a significant health problem in rice farmers. The study indicated that appropriate agricultural practices such as working posture, equipment size selection and carrying loads should be recommended to prevent MSDs. Thus, the occupational health and safety services in agricultural workers are needed.

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The Study of Prescribing Errors Among General Dentists

Global Journal of Health Science ◽

10.5539/gjhs.v8n4p32 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 32 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Solmaz Araghi ◽

Rohollah Sharifi ◽

Goran Ahmadi ◽

Mahsa Esfehani ◽

Fatemeh Rezaei

Keyword(s):

Work Experience ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Antimicrobial Treatment ◽

Antifungal Drugs ◽

Entrance Examination ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Hypothetical Patient ◽

General Dentists

INTRODUCTION: In dentistry, medicine often prescribed to relieve pain and remove infections .Therefore, wrong prescription can lead to a range of problems including lack of pain, antimicrobial treatment failure and the development of resistance to antibiotics. MATERIALS & METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, the aim was to evaluate the common errors in written prescriptions by general dentists in Kermanshah in 2014. Dentists received a questionnaire describing five hypothetical patient and the appropriate prescription for the patient in question was asked. Information about age, gender, work experience and the admission in university was collected. The frequency of errors in prescriptions was determined. Data by SPSS 20statistical software and using statistical t-test, chi-square and Pearson correlation were analyzed (0.05> P). RESULTS: A total of 180 dentists (62.6% male and 37.4% female) with a mean age of 8.23 ± 39.199 participated in this study. Prescription errors include the wrong in pharmaceutical form (11%), not having to write therapeutic dose (13%), writing wrong dose (14%), typos (15%), error prescription (23%) and writing wrong number of drugs (24%).The most frequent errors in the administration of antiviral drugs (31%) and later stages of antifungal drugs (30%), analgesics (23%) and antibiotics (16%) was observed. Males dentists compared with females dentists showed more frequent errors (P=0.046). Error frequency among dentists with a long work history (P>0.001) and the acceptance in the university except for the entrance examination (P=0.041) had a statistically significant relationship. CONCLUSION: This study showed that the written prescription by general dentists examined contained significant errors and improve prescribing through continuing education of dentists is essential.

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Moral distress among nurses working in Covid-19 wards: a cross-sectional study in 2021

10.21203/rs.3.rs-934292/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mina Pooresmaeil ◽

Masoumeh Aghamohammadi

Keyword(s):

Significant Relationship ◽

Work Experience ◽

Moral Distress ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Moderate Level ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Experienced Nurses ◽

Distress Scale

Abstract Background Covid-19 is an emerging disease, which has confronted nurses with new moral distress. This study aims to determine the moral distress and its related factors among nurses working in the covid-19 wards of Ardabil city in Iran. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study evaluated 159 nurses working in the covid-19 wards of Imam Khomeini hospital -as the only hospitalization center for the patients with covid-19 in Ardabil, 2021. The instruments used included a personal-occupational information form and Corley's moral distress scale. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient, independent t-test and one-way analysis of variance) in SPSS v22. Results The mean and standard deviation of the frequency and intensity of the nurses' moral distress were estimated 52.28 ± 5.24 and 51.54 ± 5.86, respectively, which indicated the moderate level of moral distress in the both dimensions. The item "I hesitate to tell the patient or the patient's family about his condition and treatment" (4.74 ± 0.75) showed the most moral distress based on the intensity and the phrase "too much work reduces the quality of my work” (4.81 ± 0.55) caused the most moral distress in the frequency dimension. The results indicated a significant relationship between the intensity and frequency of moral distress with the type of nurses' employment (P < 0.05). Moreover, a significant relationship was observed between the nurses’ position and the frequency (P = 0.04), and the nurses’ work experience and the intensity of moral distress (P = 0.02). Conclusions It seems that providing the necessary training for how to deal with the moral distress in new waves of the disease and using the experiences of the experienced nurses in this field are essential due to observing the moderate level of moral distress among nurses working in covid-19 wards.

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HUBUNGAN ANTARA NAFSU MAKAN DENGAN ASUPAN ENERGI DAN PROTEIN PADA PASIEN KANKER PAYUDARA POST KEMOTERAPI[Correlation between Appetite with Energy and Protein Intake of Post Chemotherapy Breast Cancer Patients]

Media Gizi Indonesia ◽

10.20473/mgi.v14i2.170-176 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 170

Author(s):

Silviana Putri ◽

Merryana Adriani ◽

Yayuk Estuningsih

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Cancer Patients ◽

Side Effect ◽

Protein Intake ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Observational Research ◽

Breast Cancer Patients ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Chemotherapy Drugs ◽

Pearson Correlation Test

Chemotherapy drugs used to kill or inhibit proliferation of cancer cell that are cytotoxic and causing side effect for breast cancer patients. The side effect of chemotherapy drugs is decreasing the appetite which causing decrease in energy and protein intake, and could affect nutritional status. This study aim to determine the relationship between appetite with energy and protein intake of post chemotherapy breast cancer patients. This research was an analytic observational research using cross sectional design and purposive sampling conducted at Dr. Ramelan Navy Hospital Surabaya with a sample size of 50 patients. Correlation between appetite with energy and protein intake were analyzed using Pearson correlation. The average of energy and protein intake were 976.3±304.2 kcal and 29.4±12.9 g. Pearson correlation test showed signifi cant correlation between appetite as chemoteraphy side effect with energy intake (p=0.000; r=-0.558) and protein intake (p=0.000; r=-0.504). Decreasing of appetite due to chemoterapy reduce the energy and protein intake of breast cancer patient. Patient are suggest to consume foods in small portion but often to maintain adequate energy and protein intake.

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Korelasi Antara Lama Menjalani Pengobatan Tuberkulosis Paru Dengan Skor Depresi Pada Pasien Tuberkulosis Paru Yang Menjalani Pengobatan di Poliklinik Paru RSUD Dr. Pirngadi Medan

Nommensen Journal of Medicine ◽

10.36655/njm.v6i2.262 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 62-64

Author(s):

Masdiwani Noviana Simanjuntak ◽

Ade Pryta Simaremare ◽

Rosminta Girsang

Keyword(s):

Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Depression Score ◽

Tuberculosis Treatment ◽

Term Therapy ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Correlative Analysis ◽

Pearson Correlation Test ◽

Cross Sectional Design ◽

Long Term Therapy

Background : Pulmonary tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. This bactery can be transmitted through airbone particles and droplets. The treatment is a long term therapy and can be a stressor which effect patient’s physical and psychologycal, that leads to depression. Objective : The objective of this study was to determine the correlation between pulmonary tuberculosis treatment duration and depression score. Methods : This study was a correlative analysis with cross sectional design. The sample were 52 respondents whom currently endured the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in pulmonary unit in RSUD Pirngadi Medan, selected by consecutive sampling. Beck’s inventory depression II questionnaires were used to measure depression score. The data were analyzed with pearson correlation test. Result : There was a low negative correlation between duration of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment and depression score (p = 0,027 ; r = -0,309) Conclusion : The longer duration of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment, the lower the depression score.

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Serum Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Levels in Untreated and Treated in Batak Tribe Patients with Schizophrenia

Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal) Humanities and Social Sciences ◽

10.33258/birci.v4i1.1773 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1449-1460

Author(s):

Julius Martin Siagian ◽

Elmeida Effendy ◽

Mustafa M. Amin

Keyword(s):

General Hospital ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Interleukin 2 ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Welch Test ◽

Pearson Correlation Test ◽

Healthy Control ◽

The Difference ◽

Post Hoc ◽

One Way Anova

To find out the difference of serum IL-2 levels between untreated and treated in the Batak tribe patients with schizophrenia and healthy control and also to find out the association between serum IL-2 levels with PANSS score in the Batak tribe patients with schizophrenia. This study was cross-sectional approach using a one-way ANOVA welch test and to find a correlation between serum IL-2 levels with PANSS score in the Batak tribe patients with schizophrenia which is conducted in Prof. Dr. M. Ildrem Psychiatric Hospital Medan and Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital Medan from September 2019-November 2019. Subjects of untreated were 55 subjects and treated in the Batak tribe patients with schizophrenia were 55 subjects and healthy control were 55 subjects. There were significant differences between these three groups using post hoc Games-Howell test on the value of p<0.001 and also been found there was a significant correlation between serum IL-2 levels with PANSS score in the Batak tribe patients with schizophrenia using the Pearson correlation test (r=0.599, p=0.001 and r=0.501, p=0.001). It was founded that there were significant differences between serum IL-2 levels in three groups and also founded there was a significant correlation between serum IL-2 levels with PANSS score in the Batak tribe patients with schizophrenia.

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FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN STRES KERJA PADA PENYELAM DI PT. X

The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health ◽

10.20473/ijosh.v4i1.2015.54-63 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 54

Author(s):

Faris Lazwar Irkhami

Keyword(s):

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Job Stress ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Marine Animal ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Correlation Test ◽

Pearson Correlation Test ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Cross Sectional Design

ABSTRACTStress can be perceived as a response to threats situations (either physical or psychological) caused by individual inability to overcome existing threats within his/her environment. Job stress is the result of interaction between an individual (i.e. a worker) and his/her occupation. The objective of this study to identify the factor affecting tojob stress by the divers at PT. X. This study applied cross-sectional design conducted by observing the divers at PT. X. The population of this study was all divers working at PT. X. Data was analyzed by Spearman Correlation Test, Pearson Correlation Test, and Chi-square Test. The results of this study is strong correlation between personality type and job stress (as indicated by correlation coefficient 0.645). The divers’ age (correlation coefficient -0.283), educational level (correlation coefficient -0.220), years of service/experience (correlation coefficient -0.158), length of diving session (correlation coefficient 0.083), and threats of marine animal attack (correlation coefficient 0.156) had lower correlation with job stress. While the divers residence might also affect their job stress (as indicated by correlation coefficient 0.539).Keywords: job stress, diver

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Factors Affecting the Number of Citations to Clinical Therapeutic Articles Mentioning Level of Evidence

Modern Care Journal ◽

10.5812/modernc.101287 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Hossein Beydokhti ◽

Nosrat Riahinia ◽

Hamid R Jamali ◽

Saeid Asadi ◽

Seyed Mohammad Riahi

Keyword(s):

Web Of Science ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Background Level ◽

Clinical Papers ◽

Level Of Evidence ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Article Type ◽

Pearson Correlation Test ◽

Level I ◽

Number Of Citations

Background: Level of evidence (LoE) is a hierarchical system for classifying the quality of studies. Objectives: This study examined the factors affecting the number of citations to clinical articles related to the treatment of human diseases that have included the LoE in their abstracts. Methods: A total of 3,683 therapeutic articles published between 2011 and 2013 that mentioned the LoE in their abstract and were indexed in PubMed and Web of Science were retrieved. The LoE and type of study design were extracted from abstracts and other bibliographic and citation information was obtained from PubMed and Web of Science databases. Independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation test and linear regression were used to analyze the relationship between the variables. Results: Articles with level I evidence had the lowest frequency (290, 7.9%) and articles with level IV had the highest frequency (1,831, 49.7%). Five-year citations ranged from zero to 215, with a median of 13 citations. The median values of five-year citations from level I to level V were 20.5, 15, 14, 11, and 6 citations, respectively. Evaluation of the models to examine the factors affecting the number of citations showed that the change of evidence-level from level I to V reduced the number of citations (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Journal Impact Factor, LoE, number of references, number of authors, number of title words, number of pages, article type and subject category accounted for about 25% of the variation in five-year citations of clinical papers. Clinical papers with high LoE (levels I & II) received more citations over a five-year period than those with lower LoE (levels III & IV).

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