Table 2.
| Table 2: Relationship between self-perceived symptoms of emotional distress (depression, anxiety and stress) and WRMSDs symptoms across four body regions among 376 female nursing personnel studied | |||||
|
DASS
Subscale |
Model* |
Region 1
(n=209) † |
Region 2
(n=99) † |
Region 3
(n=133) † |
Region 4
(n=195) † |
| Depression | I | 1.10 (0.72 to 1.69) | 1.37 (0.85 to 2.20) | 1.08 (0.71 to 1.65) | 1.33 (0.87 to 2.03) |
| II | 1.14 (0.74 to 1.76) | 1.33 (0.82 to 2.14) | 1.05 (0.68 to 1.62) | 1.32 (0.86 to 2.02) | |
| Anxiety | I | 2.40 (1.52 to 3.79) | 1.31 (1.18 to 2.23) | 1.64 (1.04 to 2.59) | 2.04 (1.29 to 3.22) |
| II | 2.34 (1.48 to 3.71) | 1.66 (1.04 to 2.65) | 1.59 (1.01 to 2.53) | 2.05 (1.29 to 3.25) | |
| Stress | I | 1.10 (1.05 to 1.18) | 2.26 (1.39 to 3.67) | 1.88 (1.25 to 2.84) | 2.16 (1.43 to 3.26) |
| II | 1.89 (1.25 to 2.86) | 2.36 (1.44 to 3.86) | 1.81 (1.19 to 2.75) | 2.12 (1.40 to 3.21) | |
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*Model I: Crude OR (95% CI);
Model II: OR (95% CI) adjusted for age, type of ward, marital status, BMI, and working hours † Number of nurses reporting WRMSDs in that body region | |||||