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ORIGINAL ARTICLE03-14-2025
Quality of life and musculoskeletal symptoms of nurses in Primary Care in southern Brazil
- Jadieli Simoni Roll-Koch
, - Lirane Elize Defante Ferreto ,
- Adilson Carlos da Rocha ,
- Rosebel Trindade Cunha Prates ,
- Dalila Moter Benvegnú , [ ... ],
- Franciele Aní Caovilla Follador
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life and musculoskeletal symptoms of nurses in Primary Care in southern Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2025;78(1):e20230342
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0342
- Jadieli Simoni Roll-Koch ,
- Lirane Elize Defante Ferreto ,
- Adilson Carlos da Rocha ,
- Rosebel Trindade Cunha Prates ,
- Dalila Moter Benvegnú ,
- Gisele Arruda ,
- Ana Paula Vieira ,
- Franciele Aní Caovilla Follador
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Objectives:
to assess knowledge about quality of life and musculoskeletal symptoms of Primary Healthcare nurses in the Francisco Beltrão Region, Paraná.
Methods:
an exploratory, quantitative, cross-sectional study carried out with nurses, using a sociodemographic questionnaire, WHOQOL-BREF and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Symptoms Questionnaire. Statistical analysis used the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences statistical program, applying chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney U test.
Results:
the sample consisted of 66 nurses, the majority of whom were women (86.4%), married (71.2%) and had a mean age of 37.23 years. When assessing QoL, the physical domain obtained the lowest average (55.74), followed by the psychological domain (60.67). Regarding musculoskeletal symptoms, pain in the lower back was the most cited (75.80%).
Conclusions:
the knowledge that nurses have about quality of life shows that it is influenced by muscle pain, having another employment relationship and the use of psychotropic drugs.
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Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life and musculoskeletal symptoms of nurses in Primary Care in southern Brazil
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2025;78(1):e20230342
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2023-0342
- Jadieli Simoni Roll-Koch ,
- Lirane Elize Defante Ferreto ,
- Adilson Carlos da Rocha ,
- Rosebel Trindade Cunha Prates ,
- Dalila Moter Benvegnú ,
- Gisele Arruda ,
- Ana Paula Vieira ,
- Franciele Aní Caovilla Follador
Views16See moreABSTRACT
Objectives:
to assess knowledge about quality of life and musculoskeletal symptoms of Primary Healthcare nurses in the Francisco Beltrão Region, Paraná.
Methods:
an exploratory, quantitative, cross-sectional study carried out with nurses, using a sociodemographic questionnaire, WHOQOL-BREF and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Symptoms Questionnaire. Statistical analysis used the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences statistical program, applying chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Mann-Whitney U test.
Results:
the sample consisted of 66 nurses, the majority of whom were women (86.4%), married (71.2%) and had a mean age of 37.23 years. When assessing QoL, the physical domain obtained the lowest average (55.74), followed by the psychological domain (60.67). Regarding musculoskeletal symptoms, pain in the lower back was the most cited (75.80%).
Conclusions:
the knowledge that nurses have about quality of life shows that it is influenced by muscle pain, having another employment relationship and the use of psychotropic drugs.
- Jadieli Simoni Roll-Koch
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-24-2022
Factors associated with symptoms of physical and emotional burden in informal caregivers of the elderly
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo ,
- Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Gabriela Martins ,
- Adrielli Fernanda de Oliveira e Silva , [ ... ],
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with symptoms of physical and emotional burden in informal caregivers of the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210927
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0927
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo ,
- Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Gabriela Martins ,
- Adrielli Fernanda de Oliveira e Silva ,
- Luana Flávia Talmelli Ruy ,
- Tatiana de Oliveira Sato ,
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão
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Objectives:
to analyze the personal and work-related burden factors associated with physical and emotional symptoms of informal caregivers of the elderly.
Methods:
cross-sectional study conducted with 121 informal caregivers and 121 seniors who received care, assessed individually for the risk of: physical overload, musculoskeletal symptoms, Self-Reporting Questionnaire, effort perception, and Katz index.
Results:
a greater perception of effort raises up to 3.3 times the chances of presenting symptoms of pain in the spine region (p=0.01), and lower functional capacity of the elderly increases up to 1.3 times the chances of presenting pain symptoms in the spine region (p=0.02). The symptoms of emotional overload were associated with the caregiver’s low income (p=0.02).
Conclusions:
the perception of effort, dependence of the elderly, caregiver’s age, and symptoms of emotional overload are involved with caregivers’ symptoms of physical overload, and low income, with emotional overload.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEFactors associated with symptoms of physical and emotional burden in informal caregivers of the elderly
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75:e20210927
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0927
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo ,
- Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Gabriela Martins ,
- Adrielli Fernanda de Oliveira e Silva ,
- Luana Flávia Talmelli Ruy ,
- Tatiana de Oliveira Sato ,
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão
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Objectives:
to analyze the personal and work-related burden factors associated with physical and emotional symptoms of informal caregivers of the elderly.
Methods:
cross-sectional study conducted with 121 informal caregivers and 121 seniors who received care, assessed individually for the risk of: physical overload, musculoskeletal symptoms, Self-Reporting Questionnaire, effort perception, and Katz index.
Results:
a greater perception of effort raises up to 3.3 times the chances of presenting symptoms of pain in the spine region (p=0.01), and lower functional capacity of the elderly increases up to 1.3 times the chances of presenting pain symptoms in the spine region (p=0.02). The symptoms of emotional overload were associated with the caregiver’s low income (p=0.02).
Conclusions:
the perception of effort, dependence of the elderly, caregiver’s age, and symptoms of emotional overload are involved with caregivers’ symptoms of physical overload, and low income, with emotional overload.
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE10-01-2021
Musculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo ,
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão ,
- Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza Melo , [ ... ],
- Tatiana de Oliveira Sato
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEMusculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210249
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0249
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo ,
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão ,
- Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza Melo ,
- Lucas Nogueira de Carvalho Pelegrini ,
- Tatiana de Oliveira Sato
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Objective:
to evaluate musculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people, and check association with personal and work-related factors.
Methods:
this is a cross-sectional study. Instruments for assessment were the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20, Borg’s effort perception scale and Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire.
Results:
informal caregivers had been working for a longer time (60.2% vs. 41%), had more hours of work (37.4% >12h for day), less time off (85.4% vs. 2.5%) and lack of care guidelines (90.2%). The region with the most musculoskeletal symptoms was the spine and the greater dependence of the elderly, the greater the chances of developing musculoskeletal symptoms (OR= 1.3, 95% CI= 1.1-1.6, p <0.05).
Conclusion:
personal and work-related factors were more prevalent in informal group and the elderly person’s dependence interferes with the increase in musculoskeletal symptoms of caregivers.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLEMusculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2022;75(2):e20210249
DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0249
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo ,
- Aline Cristina Martins Gratão ,
- Gustavo Carrijo Barbosa ,
- Diana Quirino Monteiro ,
- Beatriz Rodrigues de Souza Melo ,
- Lucas Nogueira de Carvalho Pelegrini ,
- Tatiana de Oliveira Sato
Views6See moreABSTRACT
Objective:
to evaluate musculoskeletal symptoms in formal and informal caregivers of elderly people, and check association with personal and work-related factors.
Methods:
this is a cross-sectional study. Instruments for assessment were the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20, Borg’s effort perception scale and Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire.
Results:
informal caregivers had been working for a longer time (60.2% vs. 41%), had more hours of work (37.4% >12h for day), less time off (85.4% vs. 2.5%) and lack of care guidelines (90.2%). The region with the most musculoskeletal symptoms was the spine and the greater dependence of the elderly, the greater the chances of developing musculoskeletal symptoms (OR= 1.3, 95% CI= 1.1-1.6, p <0.05).
Conclusion:
personal and work-related factors were more prevalent in informal group and the elderly person’s dependence interferes with the increase in musculoskeletal symptoms of caregivers.
- Leandro Corrêa Figueiredo
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