Am J Med Public Health | Volume 1, Issue 1 | Research Article | Open Access
Kofi Baffoe-Sarpong1 , Emmanuel Ameyaw2 * and Faisal Adomako Duku1
1 Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Kumasi, Ghana 2Department of Child Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
*Correspondance to: Emmanuel Ameyaw
Fulltext PDFBackground: Musculoskeletal disorders are more common among nurses due to the tasks associated with their occupation. The aim of this study was to evaluate musculoskeletal disorders among nurses working at the Accident and Emergency Department, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi. Methods: A purposive, non-probability sampling technique was used in selecting 129 emergency nurses at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for the study. Online questionnaire was sent to the nurses via email and their responses were received via Smart Survey link. The data collected was analyzed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 22. Results: Most of the respondents were between 29 years to 39 years of age. Females constituted 51.0% and 17.1% of the respondents had musculoskeletal disorders. The commonest anatomical region affected was lower back followed by upper back, neck and shoulder. Conclusion: Musculoskeletal disorders are common among nurses working at the Accident and Emergency Department of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
Keywords: Musculoskeletal disorders; Low back pain; Nurses
Baffoe-Sarpong K, Ameyaw E, Duku FA. Musculoskeletal Disorders among Emergency Nurses at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana. Am J Med Public Health. 2020; 1(1): 1002.