Work-related psychosocial risk factors and musculoskeletal disorders in hospital nurses and nursing aides: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 635-648

  Bernal, Dinora ^a,b   Campos Serna, Javier ^b,c,d   Tobias, Aurelio ^e   Vargas Prada, Sergio ^b,d   Benavides, Fernando G ^b,d   Serra, Consol ^b,d,f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^f Occupational Health Service   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hospital; Meta analysis; Musculoskeletal disorders; Nurse; Psychosocial factors; Systematic review; Workplace

Indexed keywords

META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84920107649     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.11.003     Document Type: Review

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