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Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder in the technical staff of the nursing service at the Alberto Barton Thompson hospital -Callao 2020
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2020-08-21) Mendoza Amez, Patricia Elena; Fuentes Siles, María Angélica
The purpose of this research was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder in the technical staff of the nursing service at the Alberto Leopoldo Barton Thompson Hospital, Callao 2020. The methodology used in the study was quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional and non-experimental design. The sample included 95 technicians from the Alberto Leopoldo Barton Thompson Hospital. The results found show that 70.5% of the technical personnel were between 31 and 45 years old, the predominant sex was female in 82.1% and with respect to work seniority, 55.8% of the technical personnel had more than 5 years. With respect to the area of musculoskeletal disorder, 32.8% of workers report having discomfort at the level of the neck, left shoulder, back at the lumbar and dorsal level, right and left knee, right and left wrist, right calf, right and left foot and hip. 68.4% of the staff stated that they had had these discomforts between 1 and 2 times a week. 49.5% of the staff presented moderate pain. Where it is concluded that the presence of musculoskeletal disorder in nursing staff is of a moderate level with a frequency of 1 to 2 times per week.