Research Article
Occupational Health Hazards in ICU Nursing Staff
Table 2
Medians, means, and standard deviations of physical damage among nurses and nursing technicians, BrasÃlia, 2007.
| | Physical hazards | Nurses | Nursing technicians | | Md | Ma | SD | Md | Ma | SD |
| | Sleep disturbances | 4.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 3 | 3 | 1.3 | | Leg pains | 4 | 3.8 | 1 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.2 | | Back pains | 3 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | | Body pains | 3 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 1.2 | | Circulatory disturbances | 3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | | Arm pains | 2 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 3 | 2.8 | 1.3 | | Shifts in appetite | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.3 | | Digestive disturbances | 2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2 | 2 | 1.1 | | Visual disturbances | 1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | | Auditory disturbances | 1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | | Respiratory disturbances | 1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 |
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Ma: mean; Md: median; SD: standard deviation.
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