Estilos de vida dos enfermeiros e queixas musculoesqueléticas / Nurses' lifestyle and musculoskeletic complaints

ABSTRACT

Background: Nurses have a lifestyle who can condition their well-being, which can be a health promoting factor or contribute to the appearance of diseases. There are many nurses who are overweight, have high levels of stress, sleep disorders, sedentary lifestyle, and other conditions that may affect your health, increasing the risk of developing musculoskeletal injuries. These injuries have an incalculable problem in decreasing productivity, absenteeism and the quality of life of the professional. Objective: To identify nurses ́ lifestyles and analyze how the lifestyles are related with the presence of musculoskeletal complaints on these professionals. Methodology: This is a quantitative, descriptive and correlational study carried out at a Hospital in north of Portugal. The sampling technique used was non-probabilistic for convenience, obtaining a sample of 260 nurses. As a data collection instrument, the questionnaire was used. Results: Most professionals (65,1%) presented a prevalence of complaints at the level of the musculoskeletal system in the last 12 months. These adopt a mostly healthy diet and relate to the surrounding community. However, the practice of physical activity and stress management falls short of what can be understood as the adoption of a healthy lifestyle. Conclusion: These results point to the need to develop new studies and a program that sensitizes nurses to improve their lifestyle in order to reduce musculoskeletal complaints

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