Knowledge and attitudes on Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) towards MSD prevention practices among healthcare providers

Healthcare workers (HCWs) are particularly vulnerable to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to the physically demanding nature of their profession. Recent research highlights the widespread prevalence of these disorders among HCWs, yet it often goes undiagnosed, leading to long-term health consequ...

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Main Author:	Zulfitri, Razali
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng eng
Published:	2024
Subjects:	T55-55.3 Industrial Safety Industrial Accident Prevention
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spelling	my-uum-etd.112272024-07-30T02:56:41Z Knowledge and attitudes on Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) towards MSD prevention practices among healthcare providers 2024 Zulfitri, Razali Mohd Isa, Mohd. Faizal Mohammad Noor, Mohd Rasul College of Business (COB) College of Business T55-55.3 Industrial Safety. Industrial Accident Prevention HF5549-5549.5 Personnel Management. Employment Healthcare workers (HCWs) are particularly vulnerable to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to the physically demanding nature of their profession. Recent research highlights the widespread prevalence of these disorders among HCWs, yet it often goes undiagnosed, leading to long-term health consequences for individuals, organizations, and society. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes regarding MSDs and their preventive practices among HCWs, as well as to assess the relationship of knowledge and attitude on MSD and preventive practice. This study employed a descriptive and cross-sectional study. A total of 130 HCWs (doctors/ assistant medical officers/ nurses/ health assistants) working at the emergency department at Hospital Tuanku Jaafar Seremban were sampled using cluster disproportional simple random sampling. Data collection involved a self-administered questionnaire covering respondent sociodemographic information and a Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) assessment on MSDs and MSD prevention practices. Results showed that the majority of the respondents possess a high knowledge and positive attitudes about MSDs. Furthermore, this study highlights a significant relationship between the HCWs attitudes on MSDs and the MSD preventive practices. However, despite good knowledge of MSD, there is still a large gap in practical preventative measures among HCW. This emphasizes the importance of coordinated joint efforts to bridge this gap and strengthen HCWs' preventative practice against MSDs. In conclusion, addressing the high prevalence of MSDs among HCWs necessitates collaborative efforts. Fostering a proactive culture of workplace safety and reorienting HCWs toward MSD preventative practices through a succinct and effective program could help to reduce the inadvertent high prevalence of MSDs. 2024 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/11227/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/11227/1/permission%20to%20deposit-not%20allow-s830138_0001.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/11227/2/s830138_01.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/11227/3/s830138_02.pdf text eng staffonly other masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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language	eng eng eng
advisor	Mohd Isa, Mohd. Faizal Mohammad Noor, Mohd Rasul
topic	T55-55.3 Industrial Safety Industrial Accident Prevention T55-55.3 Industrial Safety Industrial Accident Prevention
spellingShingle	T55-55.3 Industrial Safety Industrial Accident Prevention T55-55.3 Industrial Safety Industrial Accident Prevention Zulfitri, Razali Knowledge and attitudes on Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) towards MSD prevention practices among healthcare providers
description	Healthcare workers (HCWs) are particularly vulnerable to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to the physically demanding nature of their profession. Recent research highlights the widespread prevalence of these disorders among HCWs, yet it often goes undiagnosed, leading to long-term health consequences for individuals, organizations, and society. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes regarding MSDs and their preventive practices among HCWs, as well as to assess the relationship of knowledge and attitude on MSD and preventive practice. This study employed a descriptive and cross-sectional study. A total of 130 HCWs (doctors/ assistant medical officers/ nurses/ health assistants) working at the emergency department at Hospital Tuanku Jaafar Seremban were sampled using cluster disproportional simple random sampling. Data collection involved a self-administered questionnaire covering respondent sociodemographic information and a Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) assessment on MSDs and MSD prevention practices. Results showed that the majority of the respondents possess a high knowledge and positive attitudes about MSDs. Furthermore, this study highlights a significant relationship between the HCWs attitudes on MSDs and the MSD preventive practices. However, despite good knowledge of MSD, there is still a large gap in practical preventative measures among HCW. This emphasizes the importance of coordinated joint efforts to bridge this gap and strengthen HCWs' preventative practice against MSDs. In conclusion, addressing the high prevalence of MSDs among HCWs necessitates collaborative efforts. Fostering a proactive culture of workplace safety and reorienting HCWs toward MSD preventative practices through a succinct and effective program could help to reduce the inadvertent high prevalence of MSDs.
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author	Zulfitri, Razali
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title	Knowledge and attitudes on Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) towards MSD prevention practices among healthcare providers
title_short	Knowledge and attitudes on Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) towards MSD prevention practices among healthcare providers
title_full	Knowledge and attitudes on Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) towards MSD prevention practices among healthcare providers
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title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge and attitudes on Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) towards MSD prevention practices among healthcare providers
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granting_institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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publishDate	2024
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Knowledge and attitudes on Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) towards MSD prevention practices among healthcare providers

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