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

ABSTRACT:

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 performe

SUBMITTER: Krishnanmoorthy G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12192185 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature