Validity and reliability of an online extended version of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (<scp>NMQ</scp>‐E2) to measure nurses' fitness

Pugh, Judith Dianne; Gelder, Lucy; Williams, Anne M.; Twigg, Di; Wilkinson, Anne; Blazevich, Anthony J.

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“…The questions included in the questionnaire were related to gender, age, weight, the hospital section in which each participant worked, work experience in relation to nursing, and issues related to MSDs in different parts of the body. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire applied in this study were evaluated in both the Farsi language and others (27,28). Nine parts of the body, namely the neck, shoulder, wrist/hand, elbow, upper back, lower back, hip, knee, and ankle/leg, had been assessed in the previous 12 months to identify any pain or problems relating to the participants' work.…”

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Assessing the Risk of Manual Handling of Patients and Its Relationship with the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Nursing Staff: Performance Evaluation of the MAPO and PTAI Methods

Akbari¹,

Akbari²,

Abadi³

et al. 2016

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Background: Manual handling of patients without using proper devices built for this purpose is the most important risk factor causing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among nursing staff. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of MSDs, assess the risk of manual handling of patients, and identify the risk factors related to the development of such disorders among nursing staff. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015 and included 220 nurses from 24 wards who were working in Baqiyatallah hospital, Tehran, Iran; their duties mainly involved patient handling. The participants were selected based on the random stratified sampling method. In this study, the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire, demographic questionnaire, movimentazione and assistenza di pazienti ospedalizzati (MAPO), and patient transfer assessment instrument (PTAI) methods were applied as data collection tools. In addition, Spearman correlation coefficients and binary and multiple logistic regressions were used to determine the possible relationships between the variables. Results: The prevalence of MSDs among the participants over the past 12 months was found to be 79.5%. The results for the risk factors showed that the lower back, neck, shoulders, and upper back were the most affected areas of the body. According to the MAPO and PTAI, 60% and 40% of the wards, respectively, are at risk of MSDs. A significant relationship between MAPO and PTAI was found, with a coefficient correlation of 0.252. Based on the statistical analysis, positively significant relationships were found between body mass index, gender, nurse-to-bed ratio, final PTAI and MAPO indices, and MSDs. Conclusions: The prevalence of MSDs among the nurses was high, and the occurrence of such disorders was found to be related to the scores of MAPO and PTAI indices. Based on the results, these two indices can be used as appropriate tools to assess the risk of MSDs in patient handling by nursing staff. The risk of developing MSDs can be lowered through interventional programs, such as providing and equipping hospitals with the tools required for patient handling and educating staff on how to properly use such devices. In addition, increasing the nurse-to-bed ratio will lower the burden for the nurses in patient handling.

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Assessing the Risk of Manual Handling of Patients and Its Relationship with the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Nursing Staff: Performance Evaluation of the MAPO and PTAI Methods

Akbari¹,

Akbari²,

Abadi³

et al. 2016

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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“…For this reason, similar to the work done in the Italian validation, we compared the questions of the body areas lumbar, neck, and shoulder of the general questionnaire with their respective specific questionnaires, obtaining good values [14]. The internal consistency of the questions referred to the severity of the problem and the questions related to the impact on the activities have also been analysed separately, in a similar way to the online, extended version of the SNQ [19], finding good and acceptable values, being these values for the shoulder region, and for the items on the severity of the problem slightly higher.…”

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“…The package of questionnaires was administrated by means of the Google Forms platform, which allows to access and to reply the instrument from any type of electronic device with an Internet connection. Validations of questionnaires have already been done using online applications, proving them to be a useful tool [19,20].…”

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Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Standardised Nordic Questionnaire Spanish Version in Musicians

Gómez-Rodríguez¹,

Díaz-Pulido

Gutiérrez-Ortega

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Background: The Standardised Nordic Questionnaire (SNQ) is an instrument to analyse the musculoskeletal symptoms in an ergonomic or occupational health context. We aimed to cross-culturally adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the SNQ among Spanish musicians. Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation (reliability, validity, and feasibility) was performed. Reliability was analysed by test-retest reliability (Cohen's Kappa) and internal consistency (Kuder-Richardson). Content and face validity were measured by the Expert Committee and the opinion of participants. Construct validity (Mann-Whitney U test) was measured by comparing with questionnaires used to assess pain and disability in neck, shoulders, upper back, and low back regions. Feasibility was calculated with the average response time. Results: A total of 312 Spanish musicians were included. The Spanish version of SNQ achieved good semantic, conceptual, idiomatic, and content equivalence. For most of the variables, test-retest reliability was good to very good (k = 0.60-0.81). The internal consistency showed good to acceptable (Kuder-Richardson 20 (KR20) = 0.737-0.873). Participants with versus without musculoskeletal problems in a related region showed significantly higher disability/pain, indicating a good construct validity. About the feasibility, the average response time of the questionnaire was 6 min (±2). Conclusions: The results show that the Spanish SNQ is reliable, valid, and feasible screening tool to assess musculoskeletal problems among musicians.Playing-related 12-month prevalence ranged between 62% and 93% [3]. The neck, shoulders, and low back were the most frequently affected regions [3,4].Thus, the evaluation of playing-related musculoskeletal disorder in the musician´s occupational context is an important outcome, in order to quantify, classify, and design an adequate treatment. The most commonly used instrument to detect the musician with symptoms is the Standardised Nordic Questionnaire (SNQ) [5][6][7][8][9].The SNQ was developed in 1987 by Kuorinka et al. from a project funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. It is an internationally self-administered questionnaire designed to evaluate musculoskeletal problems in an ergonomic or occupational health context. It consists in two parts: The general part and the specific lumbar, neck, and shoulders questionnaires. The SNQ has proved to be a valid, reliable, and feasible tool that allows for comparison of musculoskeletal problems among different anatomical areas in epidemiological studies [10]. With these studies, specific health promotion and prevention measures can be designed for each work environment. In general, it shows a good concordance with the functional clinical evaluation, but it should not be used as a tool to confirm the diagnosis of a disorder or a pathology, because it presents an important amount of false positives [11].The SNQ has been adapted and validated to other languages [11][12][13][14][15][16][17], but the Spanish version has not ...

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“…• Questionário Nórdico de Sintomas Osteomusculares -QNSO (BARROS E ALEXANDRE, 2003), avalia de forma segmentar as regiões do corpo que podem apresentar sintomas, persistência da dor e influência da mesma em atividades de vida diária (PUGH et al, 2015).…”

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Efeitos De Uma Intervenção Ergonômica, Baseada No Ajuste Dos Postos De Trabalho Em Relação Ao Estresse, Fadiga, Bem Estar E Sintomas Musculoesqueléticos

Barros¹,

Azevedo²,

Sato³

2016

Blucher Engineering Proceedings

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RESUMOO objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os efeitos de uma intervenção ergonômica baseada no ajuste dos postos de trabalho em relação ao estresse, fadiga, bem estar e sintomas musculoesqueléticos. Trinta trabalhadores de escritório foram divididos em dois grupos (experimental [GE] e controle [GC]) e comparados antes e 6 meses após a intervenção, por meio de questionários. O GC não recebeu nenhuma intervenção. O GE apresentou melhora, estatisticamente não significativa, dos sintomas musculoesqueléticos, fadiga e demanda de trabalho. Embora os efeitos benéficos da intervenção tenham sido observados, ainda são necessários estudos sobre esta temática envolvendo maior número de trabalhadores. ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an ergonomic intervention based on the furniture adjustment in relation to stress, fatigue, well-being and musculoskeletal symptoms. Thirty office workers were divided into two groups (experimental [EG] and control [CG]) and compared before and 6 months after the intervention through questionnaires. The CG received no intervention. GE has improved musculoskeletal symptoms, fatigue and work demands, but it was not statistically significant. Although the beneficial effects of the intervention have been observed, further studies are needed on this subject with larger number of workers.

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Validity and reliability of an online extended version of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ‐E2) to measure nurses' fitness

Abstract: Occupational musculoskeletal disorders are an issue for nurses. This questionnaire can be used to monitor nurses' musculoskeletal health, and in musculoskeletal disorder prevention studies.

Cited by 60 publications

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Assessing the Risk of Manual Handling of Patients and Its Relationship with the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Nursing Staff: Performance Evaluation of the MAPO and PTAI Methods

Assessing the Risk of Manual Handling of Patients and Its Relationship with the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Nursing Staff: Performance Evaluation of the MAPO and PTAI Methods

Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Standardised Nordic Questionnaire Spanish Version in Musicians

Efeitos De Uma Intervenção Ergonômica, Baseada No Ajuste Dos Postos De Trabalho Em Relação Ao Estresse, Fadiga, Bem Estar E Sintomas Musculoesqueléticos

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