Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Nursing Personnel and Prevention Strategies

1 - 251 Air Force General Hospital, Orthopedic Department, Athens, Greece

2 - Department of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Achaia, Greece

3 - Nursing Department, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece

Correspondence: Naoum Symeon, naoumsimeon@gmail.com

DOI: https://doi.org/10.55453/rjmm.2023.126.1.11

Received: September 9, 2022

Accepted: November 12, 2022

Abstract:

Objectives: Health professions such as nursing are at high risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs). This study aims to present the most common WRMSDs that occur in nursing personnel, investigate the risk factors associated with their occurrence, and identify preventive and therapeutic strategies. Material and Methods: A comprehensive literature search in PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar was performed using

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Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Nursing Personnel and Prevention Strategies

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APA Style

Mitseas, P., Naoum, S., & Konstantinidis, T. (2025). Risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders in nursing personnel and prevention strategies. Romanian Journal of Military Medicine, 126(1), 63-70. https://doi.org/10.55453/rjmm.2023.126.1.11

Vancouver Style

Mitseas P, Naoum S, Konstantinidis T. Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Nursing Personnel and Prevention Strategies. Rom J Mil Med. 2025;126(1):63-70. doi:10.55453/rjmm.2023.126.1.11.

Harvard Style

Mitseas, P., Naoum, S. & Konstantinidis, T. 2025, 'Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Nursing Personnel and Prevention Strategies', Romanian Journal of Military Medicine, vol. 126, no. 1, pp. 63-70, doi:10.55453/rjmm.2023.126.1.11.