ALHazim Sukainah S, Al-Otaibi Sultan T, Herzallah Nawal H
Occupational Health Department, Dammam Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2022 Aug 24;15:1771-1778. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S371361. eCollection 2022.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affecting healthcare workers (HCWs) must be considered and addressed as a serious issue. Thus, it is important to incorporate ergonomics into clinical practice to prevent MSDs. The objectives of this study were to investigate HCWs' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding ergonomics in a large governmental healthcare facility.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in which the participants were interviewed to complete a validated four-section questionnaire (demographic data, knowledge, attitudes, and practice information related to ergonomics). The questionnaire was newly self-developed based on a literature review and was pilot tested after development.
This study included 273 HCWs. Their average knowledge score regarding ergonomics was 2.6, or "fair to good." Overall, the participants reported good attitude scores, with a total average score of 1 and 2, or "agree to strongly agree." The findings also indicated that appropriate ergonomics practices were often not implemented, as the average practice score was 1 to 2, or "always to sometimes engaging in bad practice." The risk factors of being Saudi, being a woman, and having low academic achievement were associated with poor knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to ergonomics among HCWs.
This study showed that the majority of the participants had fair knowledge and good attitudes toward ergonomics at work while practicing. However, the practice of ergonomics at work was not implemented. It is important to apply ergonomics at work to prevent MSDs; therefore, ergonomic principles should be included in the undergraduate health curriculum for all HCWs, with emphasis on practicing ergonomics in their routine clinical work.
影响医护人员（HCWs）的肌肉骨骼疾病（MSDs）必须被视为一个严重问题并加以解决。因此，将人体工程学纳入临床实践以预防肌肉骨骼疾病非常重要。本研究的目的是调查一家大型政府医疗机构中医护人员对人体工程学的知识、态度和实践情况。
进行了一项横断面研究，通过访谈参与者来完成一份经过验证的四部分问卷（人口统计学数据、与人体工程学相关的知识、态度和实践信息）。该问卷是在文献综述的基础上新自行开发的，并在开发后进行了预测试。
本研究包括273名医护人员。他们关于人体工程学的平均知识得分是2.6，即“中等偏上”。总体而言，参与者报告的态度得分良好，总平均分为1和2，即“同意到强烈同意”。研究结果还表明，适当的人体工程学实践往往没有得到实施，因为平均实践得分是1到2，即“总是到有时存在不良实践”。沙特人、女性以及学术成就较低是医护人员中与人体工程学相关的知识、态度和实践较差的风险因素。
本研究表明，大多数参与者在工作实践中对人体工程学有一定的知识和良好的态度。然而，工作中的人体工程学实践并未得到实施。在工作中应用人体工程学以预防肌肉骨骼疾病很重要；因此，人体工程学原理应纳入所有医护人员的本科健康课程，并强调在日常临床工作中实践人体工程学。
