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Table 3 Physical load index score in different job categories and wards; percentages are presented.

From: Comparison of two self-reported measures of physical work demands in hospital personnel: A cross-sectional study

 

Orthopedic ward

Psychiatric ward

 

Low

(≤ 22.46)

Moderate

(22.47–36.37)

High

(≥ 36.38)

n

Low

(≤ 22.46)

Moderate

(22.47–36.37)

High

(≥ 36.38)

n

Registered nurses

39.6%

45.8%

14.6%

48

85.0%

13.8%

1.3%

80

Other nursing staff

30.3%

45.5%

24.2%

33

81.5%

13.6%

4.9%

81

Physicians/psychologists

81.3%

12.5%

6.3%

32

97.7%

2.3%

-

43

Physio- and ergotherapist

-

50.0%

50.0%

2

100%

-

-

31

Other

66.7%

16.7%

16.7%

6

94.1%

5.9%

-

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