Open AccessWork-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Hospital Midwives in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China and Associations with Job Stress and Working Conditions
Author(s) -
Wenjing Cao,
Lin Hu,
Yongmei He,
Ping Yang,
Xiaoling Li,
Shunwang Cao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s299113
Subject(s) - workload , shoulders , medicine , work related musculoskeletal disorders , china , stressor , occupational safety and health , physical therapy , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , psychiatry , poison control , surgery , law , pathology , computer science , operating system , political science
Midwives have a high risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), which are the leading cause of pain and disability. However, the association between job stress and WMSDs among midwives has not been studied. The aim of this project was to specifically describe relationships between the job stress and WMSDs among a sample of hospital midwives in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China.