Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: September | Volume: 11 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 209-215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210933
Assess Knowledge and Use of Body Mechanics Practices and its Association with Musculoskeletal Problems among Hospital Attendants in Selected Wards of PGIMER, Chandigarh
Priyanka1, Kaur Ravneet1, Sakshi1, Sheetal1, Kaur Shubhreet1, Chozzin Tanzin1, Bamania Suresh Kumar2, Kaur Damanpreet3
1B.Sc. Nursing 4th Year Students, NINE, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
2Tutor, NINE, PGIMER, Chandigarh.
3Tutor, NINE, PGIMER, Chandigarh
Corresponding Author: Kaur Ravneet
ABSTRACT
Background: Work-related are more prone to get musculoskeletal problems due to excessive use of skeletal muscles while moving, lifting and transferring patients and heavy objects from one ward to different wards and thus, a result of a work related event and they are casually linked to physical load resulting from occupational activities such as high intensity forces, highly repetitive exertion, strong or long lasting muscular strains as well as environmental and psychological factors. There is lack of evidence of knowledge and practices of body mechanics in literature as compared to other health care workers.
Objectives: The study was planned to assess knowledge and use of body mechanics among hospital attendants and their association with the musculoskeletal problems among hospital attendants.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted among hospital attendants working in tertiary care centre after taking permission from institute ethics committee and sanitation officer. Sample size of 174 was collected by convenience sampling technique from selected wards. Data was collected using Knowledge questionnaire, Interview schedule and Observation checklist and statistical analysis of the collected data was done by using SPSS version 22.0
Result: Study results depicted that 78.7% study subjects show poor knowledge score. 23.0% subjects follow good practices, 52.9% average practices and 24.1% poor practices. There was no statistically significant association was found among musculoskeletal problems and body mechanic practices of the subjects.
Conclusion: the study found that there is lack of knowledge and poor practices of body mechanics in majority of health attendants. However there is no statistically significant association is found between body mechanics practices and musculoskeletal problems among them. It will be helpful to develop and implement educational programme regarding body mechanics for hospital attendants to increase their efficiency and have healthy workforce.
Key words: Body mechanics, Musculoskeletal problems, Hospital attendants, Practices, Knowledge.