Table A2.
Job risk factors identified for all healthcare professionals (percentage of sample and corresponding number of participants in brackets.
| Job Risk Factor—Activity That Causes Injury | Anap et al. [9] | Tinubu et al. [23] | McLeod et al. [46] | Adegoke et al. [33] | Anyfantis and Biska [35] | Chung et al. [10] | Glover et al. [8] | Muaidi and Shanb [25] | Liang et al. [6] | Szeto et al. [52] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profession | Nurses | Nurses | Osteopaths | PT | PT | PT | PT | PT | Surgeons | Surgeons |
| Number of responders | N = 228 | N = 118 | N = 160 | N = 120 | N = 252 | N = 157 | N = 2688 | N = 690 | N = 354 | N = 135 |
| Number of responders with work-related MSD | N = 203 | N = 100 | N = 93 | N = 114–115 | N = 252 | N = 157 | N = 1515–1648 | N = 690 | N = 354 | N = 135 |
| Bending or twisting forward | 48.5% (98) | 45.8% (46) | 3.3% (3) | 62.6% (72) | - | 77.7% (122) | 56% (893) | 61.3% (423) | - | - |
| Lifting or transferring dependent patients | 52.4% (106) | 50.8% (51) | 5.5% (5) | 67.8% (78) | - | 80.3% (126) | 56% (908) | 48.8% (337) | - | - |
| Working in the same position for a long time | 47.6% (97) | 55.1% (55) | 8.8% (8) | 71.3% (82) | - | 73.2% (115) | 67% (1085) | 87.8% (606) | - | 88.9% (120) |
| Treating a large number of patients in 1 day | 41% (83) | 44.9% (45) | - | 83.5% (96) | - | 90.4% (142) | 67% (1081) | 68.7% (474) | - | - |
| Performing the same task over and over | 22.4% (45) | 14.4% (14) | 53% (49) | 52.2% (60) | 90% (227) | 86.6% (136) | 73% (1203) | 74.4% (513) | - | 37.8% (51) |
| Working in an awkward/cramped position | 35.2% (71) | 33.1% (33) | - | 64.6% (73) | 70% (176) | 81.5% (128) | 44% (691) | 72.3% (499) | - | 88.9% (120) |
| Performing manual therapy techniques | 32.7% (66) | 40% (40) | 23% (21) | 67.8% (78) | - | 72.0% (113) | 49% (777) | 69.3% (478) | - | - |
| Unanticipated sudden movement or fall by patient | 21.8% (44) | 28.8% (29) | - | 40.9% (47) | - | 66.9% (105) | 39% (618) | 42.0% (290) | - | - |
| Carrying or moving heavy materials/equipment/patient | 42.4% (86) | 42.4% (42) | - | 55.7% (64) | - | 64.3% (101) | 30% (464) | 42.0% (290) | - | - |
| Working when physically fatigued/in an injured state | 29.6% (60) | 32.2% (32) | 38.2% (36) | 52.2% (60) | - | 77.7% (122) | 52% (823) | 72.6% (501) | 58% (205) | - |
| Assisting patients with gait activities | 17.2% (35) | 12.7% (13) | - | 35.7% (41) | - | 61.1% (96) | 37% (582) | 72.3% (499) | - | - |
| Lack of rest breaks during the day | 31.4% (64) | 39% (39) | - | 61.7% (71) | - | 89.8% (141) | 41% (644) | 44.4% (306) | 76% (269) | - |
| Working at or near physical limits | 20.3% (41) | 23.7% (24) | - | 46.9% (54) | - | 64.3% (101) | 44% (686) | 53.5% (369) | - | - |
| Working with confused or agitated patients | 10% (20) | 16% (16) | - | 28.9% (33) | - | 62.4% (98) | 25% (384) | 42.0% (290) | - | - |
| Inappropriate training in injury prevention | 12.1% (25) | 27.1% (27) | - | 29.6% (34) | - | 42.7% (67) | 14% (212) | 38.8% (268) | - | - |
| Reaching or working away from your body | 41.2% (84) | 31.6% (32) | - | 17.4% (20) | - | 56.1% (88) | 51% (800) | 55.8% (385) | - | - |
| Work scheduling (overtime, irregular shifts, length of workday) | 26% (53) | 33.9% (34) | 43% (40) | 3.5% (5) | - | 62.4% (98) | 18% (271) | 47.4% (327) | - | - |
| Forceful exertion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44.4% (60) |