Research Article
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Perceived Work Demands among Female Nurses at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
Table 1
Descriptive analysis: sociodemographic and work related information.
| | Variable | Value |
| | Mean age (95% CI) | 30.44 (29.46–31.42) |
| | Mean number of family members (95% CI) | 5.13 (4.88–5.39) |
| | Mean number of children (95% CI) | 0.65 (0.55–0.75) |
| | Family type (percent) | | | Nuclear family | 187 (63.2%) | | Joint family | 109 (36.8%) |
| | Marital status (percent) | | | Unmarried | 133 (44.9%) | | Married | 162 (54.7%) | | Others | 1 (0.4%) |
| | Appointment of housemaid at home (percent) | | | Yes | 60 (20.3%) | | No | 236 (79.7%) |
| | Mean duration of domestic work in hours (95% CI) | 3.81 (3.6–4.03) |
| | Clinical posting (percent) | | | OPD | 19 (6.4%) | | Ward | 119 (40.2%) | | OT | 32 (10.8%) | | ICU | 110 (37.2%) | | Emergency care unit | 16 (5.4%) |
| | Type of shifts | | | Rotatory | 248 (83.8%) | | Fixed | 48 (16.2%) |
| | Mean years of work experience (95% CI) | 7.96 (7.10–8.81) |
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(OPD: outpatient department, OT: operation theater, and ICU: intensive care unit).
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