Effect of a Developed Nursing Stretch Break Application on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Complications and Fatigue among Nurses: An Interventional Study
Table 5
Comparison of the study groups regarding the total fatigue and its subscales before and after the intervention (n = 71).
P-MAF subscale
Before intervention M ± SD†
After intervention M ± SD†
Range
value∗
Degree and severity
7.60 ± 1.57
5.84 ± 1.24
1–10
<0.001
Distress that it causes
7.37 ± 1.93
5.77 ± 1.40
1–10
<0.001
Degree of interference with activities of daily living
1.53 ± 0.34
1.50 ± 0.26
1–10
0.630
Timing of fatigue
4.40 ± 1.76
5.42 ± 1.26
1–10
<0.001
Total fatigue/global fatigue index
27.31 ± 4.52
23.05 ± 3.35
1–50
<0.001
∗Paired sample t-test. †Mean ± standard deviation.