Smith Derek R, Leggat Peter A
School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2004 Dec;12(6):241-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2004.00620.x.
To investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among rural Australian nursing students and compare the results with other international studies.
A self-reporting questionnaire adapted from previous research, was administered to 260 students from all three grades of a major nursing school in regional north Queensland, Australia.
A high proportion of students reported an MSD at some body site (80.0%), with low back pain being the most common condition (59.2%). This was followed by MSD of the neck (34.6%), knee (25.0%), shoulder (23.8%), feet (16.5%), wrist (12.7%) and legs (11.9%). MSD of the shoulder was slightly more common among males when compared to females (39.3% vs 22.0%, P = 0.0424). Previous paid employment as a nurse or nursing assistant was found to increase the risk of upper arm MSD by a factor of 10.8 (odds ratio 10.8, 95% confidence interval 1.9-205.8, P = 0.0276).
Overall, this investigation suggests that MSD is more frequent among rural Australian nursing students, when compared to their counterparts around the world. Their high rate of MSD is also comparable to that reported by hospital nurses in other countries.
调查澳大利亚农村地区护理专业学生肌肉骨骼疾病（MSD）的患病率，并将结果与其他国际研究进行比较。
采用一份根据先前研究改编的自填式问卷，对澳大利亚昆士兰州北部地区一所主要护理学校三个年级的260名学生进行调查。
很大比例的学生报告在身体某些部位患有肌肉骨骼疾病（80.0%），其中下背痛最为常见（59.2%）。其次是颈部肌肉骨骼疾病（34.6%）、膝盖（25.0%）、肩部（23.8%）、足部（16.5%）、手腕（12.7%）和腿部（11.9%）。与女性相比，男性肩部肌肉骨骼疾病略为常见（39.3%对22.0%，P = 0.0424）。发现以前担任护士或护理助理的有偿工作会使上臂肌肉骨骼疾病的风险增加10.8倍（优势比10.8，95%置信区间1.9 - 205.8，P = 0.0276）。
总体而言，这项调查表明，与世界各地的护理专业学生相比，澳大利亚农村地区护理专业学生中肌肉骨骼疾病更为常见。他们较高的肌肉骨骼疾病发病率也与其他国家医院护士报告的发病率相当。
