Assessing the Work Activities Related to Musculoskeletal Disorder among Critical Care Nurses

Table 1

Demographic profile of the nurses.

Item	Measure	N (%)
Gender	Male	23 (23%)
	Female	77 (77%)
Age	25–30 years	49 (49%)
	31–35 years	39 (39%)
	36–40 years	5 (5%)
	41–55 years	3 (3%)
	>56 years	1 (1%)
BMI	<18.5 (underweight)	2 (2%)
	18.5–24.9 (normal)	58 (58%)
	25–29.9 (overweight)	38 (38%)
	>30 (obese)	2 (2%)
Education level	Nursing diploma	10 (10%)
	Nursing bachelor	86 (86%)
	Postgraduate	4 (4%)
Work experience	1–5 years	32 (32%)
	6–10 years	48 (48%)
	>10 years	20 (20%)
Critical care area experience	<1 year	16 (16%)
	1–2 years	40 (40%)
	>2 years	44 (44%)
Prolonged standing time during shift	1–4 hours	20 (20%)
	5–8 hours	60 (60%)
	>8 hours	20 (20%)
Prolonged sitting time during shift	1–4 hours	88 (88%)
	5–8 hours	7 (7%)
	>8 hours	5 (5%)