Research Article

Musculoskeletal Disorders and Perceived Work Demands among Female Nurses at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

Table 5

Association of different MSD with total physical demands score, total psychological demands score, and selected sociodemographic and work related variables (Multiple Logistic Regression analysis with each MSD).

Independent variablesNeckUpper backLower backKneeAnkle

Age1.088 (0.945–1.252)0.829 (0.668–1.028)0.946 (0.846–1.058)1.073 (0.945–1.218)0.996 (0.859–1.156)

BMI0.927 (0.826–1.040)0.981 (0.876–1.098)0.981 (0.907–1.060)1.065 (0.957–1.184)0.996 (0.892–1.112)

Work experience0.968 (0.818–1.145)1.184 (0.943–1.488)1.034 (0.911–1.174)0.985 (0.848–1.144)1.025 (0.865–1.214)

Number of children under 5 years of age2.002 (0.747–5.362)3.604 (1.387–9.363)2.202 (1.044–4.646)0.967 (0.322–2.904)1.028 (0.360–2.935)

Duration of work at home1.049 (0.840–1.310)0.870 (0.681–1.110)1.228 (1.046–1.440)1.107 (0.882–1.388)1.129 (0.899–1.418)

Having a housemaid at home2.935 (1.306–6.596)1.378 (0.579–3.277)2.723 (1.470–5.045)0.371 (0.120–1.148)1.159 (0.480–2.800)

Physical demands
 Low11111
 Medium0.841 (0.254–2.790)1.117 (0.304–4.103)1.987 (0.846–4.668)1.980 (0.577–6.793)1.062 (0.892–1.792)
 High2.255 (0.530–9.586)1.839 (0.382–8.856)3.061 (1.005–9.325)7.726 (1.716–34.785)1.890 (0.901–2.100)

Psychological demands1.873 (0.828–4.238)1.106 (0.506–2.417)0.994 (0.579–1.706)0.757 (0.332–1.722)0.870 (0.398–1.900)