Authors
Habip Balsak, Askeri Türken
Published in
Pain research & management. Volume 2026. Issue 1. Pages e8412980.
Abstract
Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) is among the most common occupational health problems for nurses. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and severity of work-related MSP in clinical nurses.
This cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted with individuals who had been working as clinical nurses for at least 6 months. The study included 312 clinical nurses who were directly involved in patient care and met the eligibility criteria. Clinical nurses were assessed with the Ergonomic Risks Questionnaire (Ergo-Nurse), and work-related MSP was assessed with the Cornell Musculoskeletal Disorder Questionnaire (CMDQ). Spearman correlation, independent samples t-test, and hierarchical regression analysis were used to determine the relevant factors.
Work-related MSP is a major health problem in clinical nurses, with MSP severity ranging from low lumbar > back > neck. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that biomechanical factors were the most important ergonomic factor associated with work-related MSP in clinical nurses (R2 Change: 17.178 p < 0.05), and other ergonomic subdimensions did not contribute significantly to the model (p > 0.05). In the gender variable, being female was found to be a significant risk factor for work-related MSP (p < 0.05).
Biomechanical ergonomic risks and female sex were the main factors associated with work-related MSP among clinical nurses. These findings highlight the need for targeted ergonomic interventions, safe patient-handling practices, workload regulation, and institutional strategies to reduce musculoskeletal strain in clinical nursing settings.
PMID:
42554106
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 05 Aug 2026.
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