Role-specific patterns of work-related musculoskeletal disorders across nursing settings: a comparative study of operating room, intensive care unit, and ward nurses.

Front Public Health · 2026 · PMC13315178 · PMID 42381902

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In contrast, ward nurses exhibited the highest prevalence of lower back disorders (74.4%, 32/43), followed by ICU nurses (71.4%, 30/42) and OR nurses (60.5%, 26/43), although this difference did not reach statistical significance (χ 2 = 2.16, p = 0.34).

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