Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing & Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Boitekanelo College, Tlokweng, Botswana.
Syst Rev. 2024 Oct 31;13(1):273. doi: 10.1186/s13643-024-02687-x.
Musculoskeletal injuries are noticeably high among the nursing fraternity, with lower back pain (LBP) being the most prevalent. Therefore, this study aimed to map evidence on the burden of occupational musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) among nurses in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
This scoping review was guided by Arksey and O'Malley's framework. We conducted a comprehensive literature search with no date limit from the following databases: Science Direct, PubMed, Sabinet (SA ePublications), EBSCOhost platform, World Health Organization (WHO) Library, Google Scholar, SCOPUS, Taylor and Francis, and WorldCat Academic Search with full text for published studies. The search took place from May 2022 to December 2022. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) was used for reporting the search results, and a thematic content analysis was used to present the emerging themes from the included studies.
A total of 16,714 studies were identified after the database search. Only 29 studies met the inclusion criteria after full-article screening and were included for data extraction. The studies reported a total of 6343 participants from different regions in SSA. The 29 included studies showed evidence on the prevalence of MSD, associated risk factors of MSD and LBP among nurses in SSA with some recommendations on how to reduce the prevalence of MSD among nurses.
The study findings reveal that there is a high prevalence of MSD among nurses, especially LBP. The etiology of MSD among nurses is multifactorial, and multifaceted strategies to address MSD are recommended. Further research is recommended to explore strategies that can be used to curb the high prevalence of MSD among nurses.
肌肉骨骼损伤在护理人员中明显较高，其中下背痛（LBP）最为常见。因此，本研究旨在绘制撒哈拉以南非洲（SSA）护士职业肌肉骨骼疾病（MSD）负担的证据图。
本范围综述由 Arksey 和 O'Malley 的框架指导。我们进行了全面的文献搜索，没有时间限制，来自以下数据库：Science Direct、PubMed、Sabinet（SA ePublications）、EBSCOhost 平台、世界卫生组织（WHO）图书馆、Google Scholar、SCOPUS、Taylor 和 Francis 以及 WorldCat Academic Search，可全文获取已发表的研究。搜索于 2022 年 5 月至 2022 年 12 月进行。采用系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目（PRISMA）报告搜索结果，并使用主题内容分析呈现纳入研究的新兴主题。
数据库搜索后共确定了 16714 项研究。经过全文筛选后，只有 29 项研究符合纳入标准，并纳入进行数据提取。这些研究报告了来自 SSA 不同地区的 6343 名参与者。29 项纳入研究表明了 SSA 护士 MSD 的患病率、MSD 和 LBP 的相关危险因素的证据，并有一些关于如何降低护士 MSD 患病率的建议。
研究结果表明，护士中 MSD 的患病率较高，尤其是 LBP。护士中 MSD 的病因是多因素的，建议采取多方面的策略来解决 MSD。建议进一步研究以探索可用于遏制护士中 MSD 高患病率的策略。
