International Journal of Nursing Education
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 2

Impact of Occupational Stress on Musculoskeletal Pain and Morbidities in the Nursing Population Working at Government Tertiary Care Hospital, Mumbai – A Survey Based Study

  • Author:
  • Chhaya V Verma1, Hiral S. Master1,, Amruta Inamdar2, Santosh Taur3
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 97 to 101

1Seth G.S.M.C. and KEM hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra

2L.T.M.M.C. and L.T.M.G.H. Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra

3Seth G.S.M.C. and KEM hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra

*Correspondence Address: Hiral S. Master (PT) 402, Valentine Bldg, Plot no. 766, 4th fl oor, 5th Road, Khar West. Mumbai - 400052. Phone number: 09821690282 Email id.: hiralmaster21@gmail.com

Online published on 11 October, 2012.

Abstract

Staff nurses working in the government tertiary care hospital have to face variety of occupational stresses. They have to be alert and answerable to higher authorities as well as to the anxious relatives of the patients. Since past many years large numbers of staff nurses have been visiting the physiotherapy department with various musculoskeletal problems most of which are chronically present. Nurses working in government tertiary care hospital care experience high rates of occupational stress because of high patient load and therefore are vulnerable to emotional exhaustion and occupational burnout1–3.

Survey based study to find out the impact between occupational stress on musculoskeletal pain and morbidity in the nursing population working at government tertiary care hospital.

The survey based study consisted of 110 subjects divided equally in control group which had subjects who didn't have any musculoskeletal pain or had <25% pain and study group who had subjects complaining of significant musculoskeletal pain and scored >3 on VAS, having mean age of 37.38±/-6.035 and 39.65±/-6.473 respectively. 72.7% nurses in study group were doing shift duty while 53.7% nurses in control group were doing fixed duty (P=0.005). The commonest site of pain was low back followed by knee and neck. The mean length of service in study group was 16.38 and in control group was 12.05 years. The nurses in study group had longer duration of length of services compared to that in the control group. Stress scores in control group had lower rating as compared to study group. 1 year increase in service length increases the risk or odd of morbidity by 1.38 times. 1 score increase in stress score increases the risk or odds of morbidity by 3.3 times. Fixed duty reduces the risk or odds morbidity by 0.168 times.

There is association between occupational stress and musculoskeletal pain and morbidities.

Keywords

Occupational Stress, Nurses, Government Tertiary Care Hospital, Musculoskeletal Morbidity