title: Job stress dimensions and their relationship to musculoskeletal disorders in Iranian nurses.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is little data available on job stress dimensions and their relationship to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among Iranian nurses.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objectives of this study were to investigate job stress dimensions and examine their relationship to MSDs among nurses of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) hospitals.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this cross-sectional study, 385~randomly selected nurses of SUMS participated. The Persian version of Job Content Questionnaire (P-JCQ) and Nordic MSDs questionnaire were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics and Mann-Whitney U test were applied for data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Decision latitude and social support dimensions had low levels, but psychological and physical job demands as well as job insecurity dimensions had high levels among the nurses. 89.9% of the subjects experienced some form of MSDs during the last 12 months. Lower back symptoms were the most prevalent problem reported (61.8%). Physical isometric loads was the only sub-scale that had significant relationship with MSDs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the majority of cases, subjects were exposed to high levels of job stress. MSDs prevalence was high. Based on the results, any interventional program for MSDs prevention should focus on reducing physical and psychological job demands as well as increasing decision latitudes.
authors: Department of Ergonomics, School of Health and Nutrition, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Barzideh
authors: Research Center for Health Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors: A R
authors: AR
authors: Choobineh
authors: Department of Epidemiology, School of Health and Nutrition, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors: H R
authors: HR
authors: Tabatabaee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005082:Physical Exertion; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D012944:Social Support; D013312:Stress, Physiological; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Macroergonomics; P-JCQ; job redesign