Effectiveness of Participatory Ergonomic Interventions on Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Sick Absenteeism, and Work Performance Among Nurses: Systematic Review

作者：Guganesan Krishnanmoorthy, Sanjay Rampal, Sumitra Ropini Karuthan, Faiz Baharudin, Rama Krishna Supramaniam · 发表于：JMIR Human Factors · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.2196/68522 · 被引用次数：19 · 研究领域：Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation、Occupational health in dentistry、Occupational Therapy Practice and Research

Background: Nurses face a higher risk of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) due to their primary roles in patient care. Participatory ergonomics (PE), an approach that integrates large-scale interventions performed at organizational and systems levels with small-scale interventions, is widely considered a promising approach to mitigate health problems at the workplace. However, its effectiveness in addressing WMSDs and secondary outcomes such as sickness absence and work performance among nurses is not fully understood. Objective: This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of PE interventions in preventing WMSDs and mitigating two related outcomes, sickness absence and work performance, among nurses. Methods: A literature search was performed in four electronic databases, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and PsycNet, guided by the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) guidelines to retrieve relevant papers published between 2017 and 2023. Papers fulfilling the eligibility criteria were analyzed and subjected to quality appraisal. Results: Overall, 19 papers were included in the final analysis. Various categories of ergonomic interventions were identified, with the predominant being exercise and physical activities, health promotional activities and training, educational programs, and patient handling devices. Multicomponent interventions, especially those involving physical activities and exercise, demonstrated...