Work-Related Psychosocial Factors and Mental Health Problems Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain in Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Participants’ demographic and lifestyle characteristics.

Variable	N	%
Age (years)
22–29	88	21.8
30–39	116	28.7
40–49	105	26.0
50–59	95	23.5
Gender
Female	401	98.30
Male	7	1.7
Occupation
Nursing	323	79.9
Nursing management	81	20.1
Work tenure
<5	80	19.8
5–10	96	23.8
>10	228	56.4
BMI
≤24.9	207	51.2
≥25.0	197	48.8
Taking pain medicine during the past 3 months
Never	60	14.9
Seldom	140	34.6
One to several times a month	115	28.5
One to several times a week	73	18.0
Every day	16	4.0
Smoking
Never and ex-smoker	322	79.7
Current smoker	82	20.3
Alcohol drinking during the past 3 months
Never	95	23.5
Seldom	176	43.6
One to several times a month	101	25.0
One to several times a week	25	6.2
Every day	7	1.7