A Review of the Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Nurses Working in Public Hospitals in Tehran

Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most important occupational health issues in the world today, especially in nursing, and can be amajor contributor to stress that is associated with high costs and reduced productivity in this profession. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in nurses. Materials and Methods: This research is a systematic review toachieve the desired goals from advanced search in valid databases such as Irandoc, Magiran, Sid, Ganj, Noor. A total of 50 related articles from 2011-2011 were found with the keywords (Musculoskeletal Disorders, Patient Displacement, Nurses), which is the result of thisresearch. Results: 78.3% of nurses had symptoms of this disorder in one or more areas of their musculoskeletal disorders during the past 12 months. The average daily working hours for both men and women were 7/31 ± 0/46 hours. Based on these findings, there wasa statistically significant relationship between gender, age, work history, occupation, BMI (body mass index), education level, occupational stress and exercise with organ disorders (P<0/05). Also, lumbar region disorders with the prevalence of 60.9% were the most commondisorder among nurses. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in nurses is high. In most articles, patient placement has the highest score. In order to reduce the disorder, it is suggested that the necessary training isprovided to identify the risk factors of the factors and their adjustment modalities and regular exercises.