Table 6 Percentage indicating the coping strategies of the respondents toward reducing the risk for development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Strategies | Percentage |
|---|---|
1. I get someone to help me handle a heavy patient | 50.4 |
2. I modify my nursing procedure in order to avoid stressing an injury | 45.4 |
3. I modify patient's position/my position | 40.3 |
4. I stop a treatment if it causes or aggravate my discomfort | 33.6 |
5. I warm up and stretch before performing my nursing duties | 32.8 |
6. I select techniques/procedures that will not aggravate or provoke my discomfort | 30.5 |
7. I adjust plinth/bed height so I can stretch and change posture | 21.8 |
8. I use different part of my body for ease in administering my nursing procedure | 20.2 |
9. I pause regularly so I can stretch and change posture | 14.3 |