Ergonomic risk factors and their relationship with musculoskeletal disorders in the nursing staff of the emergency service in a hospital in Lima - 2022

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to address the issues currently present in various healthcare centers in our country and around the world, which primarily affect nursing staff who are exposed to a series of risks that jeopardize their health and quality of life. Among these risks, ergonomic hazards that can lead to musculoskeletal disorders during their activities are particularly notable. The main objective is to determine the relationship between ergonomic risk factors and musculoskeletal disorders in nursing staff in the emergency department of a hospital in Lima. A deductive study with a quantitative approach was conducted, with a non-experimental, correlational design. It consists of two instruments: the first is a questionnaire for measuring ergonomic risk factors, which includes 2 dimensions with a total of 35 items and a Likert-type response scale. The second is a questionnaire for musculoskeletal disorders, designed to detect musculoskeletal conditions, consisting of 5 dimensions with a total of 24 items, also using a Likert scale.

El propósito de esta investigación es abordar la problemática que existe actualmente en los diferentes centros hospitalarios de nuestro país y del mundo entero que afectan principalmente al personal de enfermería, el cual está expuesto a una serie de riesgos que ponen en peligro su salud y calidad de vida, dentro de los cuales podemos mencionar a los riesgos ergonómicos que pueden ocasionar trastornos musculoesqueléticos durante la realización de sus actividades. El objetivo principal es determinar la relación entre los factores de riesgos ergonómicos y los trastornos musculoesqueléticos en el personal de enfermería del servicio de emergencia en un hospital de Lima. Se realizó un estudio con método deductivo con enfoque cuantitativo, de diseño no experimental de tipo correlacional. Consta de dos instrumentos, el primero, cuestionario de medición de factores de riesgos ergonómicos, consta de 2 dimensiones con un total de 35 items y escala de respuesta tipo Likert. El segundo, el cuestionario de trastornos de desgaste musculoesquelético para la detección de afecciones musculoesqueléticas, consta de 5 dimensiones, con un total de 24 ítems, mediante la escala de Likert.