Effect of a Developed Nursing Stretch Break Application on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Complications and Fatigue among Nurses: An Interventional Study

Table 4

Comparison of the study groups regarding the intensity of work-related musculoskeletal pain/discomfort in different body regions before and after the intervention (n = 71).

Body region	The intensity of work-related musculoskeletal pain/discomfort		value^∗
	Before intervention Mdn (IQR)^†	After intervention Mdn (IQR)^†
Neck	2 (0.5–3.5)	1 (0.5–2.0)	<0.001
Shoulders	1.5 (0.0–3.5)	1 (0.0–1.5)	<0.001
Elbows	0 (0.0–1.5)	0 (0.0–0.5)	0.002
Wrists/hands	2 (0.5–3.5)	1 (0.5–3.5)	<0.001
Upper back	2 (0.5–4.0)	1 (0.0–2.0)	<0.001
Lower back	2.5 (1.0–4.5)	1.5 (1.0–2.0)	<0.001
Thighs	0.5 (0.0–2.0)	0 (0.0–0.5)	<0.001
Knees	2.5 (1.0–4.0)	2 (0.5–2.0)	0.383
Ankles/feet	2.5 (1.5–5.0)	1.5 (0.5–2.5)	<0.001
WMSs at least in one body region	1.94 (1.22–2.66)	0.83 (0.61–1.38)	0.029

^∗Wilcoxon signed-rank. ^†Median (interquartile range).