THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS WITH MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG NURSES AT TERTIARY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Received 2022-06-15; Accepted 2022-07-15; Published 2023-03-08

Authors

  • Faiz Baharudin Occupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) Unit, University Malaya Medical Centre, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Marzuki Isahak Social and Preventive Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Hazreen Abdul Majid Social and Preventive Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol26no1.13

Keywords:

Musculoskeletal Disorders, Psychosocial Factors, Nurses, University Hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) was found to be high among nurses especially those working in the hospital. One of the risk factors of MSDs is psychosocial factors apart from physical and ergonomic factors. However, limited study was found specifically looking at this association among nurses working at tertiary university hospital especially in Malaysia. Hence, the objective of this study is to assess the association between organizational psychosocial risk factors with MSDs among nurses working at tertiary university hospital.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 550 respondents among nurses in University Malaya Medical Centre working from all nursing working department. Samples was selected using Stratified Random Sampling based on nursing working location ratio. A multiple logistic regression was conducted to determine the association between organizational psychosocial factors with MSDs among study population.

Results: Multiple logistic regression revealed that supervisors support was associated with MSDs (AOR 0.309, 95%CI 0.133-0.716) even after controlled with  confounders such as age, number of children, income, history of musculoskeletal disease, employment grade, total employment duration, work schedule type and selected ergonomic factors. On the other hand, other psychosocial factors which includes decision latitude, psychological job demand, co-worker support, and job insecurity were found not be significant.

Conclusion: The findings highlighted the relationships between organizational psychosocial factors and MSDs among nurses at tertiary university hospital specifically the role of supervisor support as a protective factor against MSDs among this working population. Hence, hospital top management should incorporate this element as one of the components in their program to reduce MSDs among nurses in the hospital.

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Published

2023-03-08

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 1 (2023)

Section

Research article

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