Prevalence and associated factors of chronic pain among nurses: a national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Musculoskeletal pain is common among nurses and can lead to absenteeism, reduced productivity and impaired physical and mental health. Long-term pain may develop into chronic pain, which is a more serious and longer-lasting condition that will cause further harm to nurses' health. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain and its associated factors among nurses in tertiary hospitals in China.

Methods

This was a multicentre cross-sectional study of 147,832 nurses from 67 tertiary hospitals in China between December 2023 and January 2024, using cluster sampling and online methods. This study was a secondary analysis of the Nurses' Mental Health Study. The variables included sociodemographic information (sex, age, et

SUBMITTER: Ren Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12306093 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature