Research Article

Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Nurses Working in Hospitals of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Table 2

Prevalence of WMSDs and sick leave of the nurses in hospitals in Xinjiang Autonomous Region.

PositionWorking occupation-nowIn the recent 1 year
Number of patients
(%)
Number of patients asking for sick leave
(%)
Number of patients
(%)
Number of patients asking for sick leave
(%)

Neck4274 (64.04)204 (3.06)3989 (59.77)159 (2.38)
Shoulder3627 (54.35)106 (1.59)3314 (49.66)79 (1.18)
Back2940 (44.05)77 (1.15)2636 (39.50)78 (1.17)
Elbow1035 (15.51)36 (0.54)967 (14.49)32 (0.48)
Lower back4509 (67.56)412 (6.17)4185 (62.71)367 (5.50)
Wrist1650 (24.72)60 (0.90)1448 (21.70)52 (0.78)
Hip1517 (22.73)68 (1.20)1362 (20.41)62 (0.93)
Knee2477 (37.11)112 (1.68)2226 (33.35)87 (1.30)
Ankle2267 (33.97)140 (2.10)1993 (29.86)104 (1.56)
WMSDs involving one body part5418 (81.18)701 (10.50)5168 (77.43)627 (9.39)
WMSDs involving at least two body parts4861 (72.83)242 (3.63)4540 (68.03)198 (2.97)