Prevalence of Neck Pain and its Related Factors in Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units of Hospitals in Northern Iran

نویسندگان

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Clinical Research Development Unit, Poursina Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Guilan Road Trauma Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Neuroscience Research Center, Poorsina Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

4 Nursing (MSc), Clinical Research Development Unit, Poursina Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

5 Physician, Students Research Committee, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

6 Biostatistics (MSc), Clinical Research Development Unit, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

doi
10.32598/jhnm.34.4.2032
چکیده

Introduction: Nursing is a job with high physical activity; therefore nursed are at high risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, including neck pain.  Objective: This study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of neck pain in nurses working in intensive care units (ICUs) of teaching hospitals in Rasht, north of ...