11th EORNA Congress Valencia, Spain | 16 - 18 May 2024 Round Table Sessions 28 335 Ergonomic Status of Operating Room Employees and the Effect Of Muscle-Skeleton Pain Developed Due to Ergonomic Risks on Work and Life Satisfaction Yasemin Altınbaş1, Özlem Soyer Er2, Ayla Yavuz Karamanoğlu3, Yasemin Uslu4, Selda Karaveli Çakır5, Meryem Yavuz van Giersbergen6 1Adıyaman University, Surgical Nursing Department, Adıyaman, Turkey, 2Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri University, Surgical Nursing Department, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, 3Pamukkale University, Surgical Nursing Department, Denizli, Turkey, 4İstanbul University, Surgical Nursing Department, İstanbul, Turkey, 5Kastamonu University, Surgical Nursing Department, Kastamonu, Turkey, 6Ege University, Surgical Nursing Department, İzmir, Turkey Background: Ergonomic risk factors are very important in the formation of occupational diseases related to healthcare workers. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the ergonomic status of operating room amplooyes and the effect of musculoskeletal pain, which develops due to ergonomic risks, on job and life satisfaction. Methods: The multicite and descriptive type study was conducted between January and December 2022 in Turkey and this research was completed with 535 operating room employees. The data of the study were collected with “Sociodemographic and Occupational Characteristics Form”, “Ergonomic Risks Form”, “Extended Nordic Musculoskeletal System Questionnaire”, “Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale” and “Life Satisfaction Scale”. In the analysis of the data number, percentage, mean and standard deviation values; Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Student’s t test, and Mann-Whitney U test were performed. Results: It was determined that the employees experienced the most neck pain (37.9%), they were hospitalized mostly due to low back pain (3.4%), and they changed their duties due to low back (1.3%) and neck pain (1.3%). The mean total job satisfaction score of those with neck pain was 62.3±14.3, and those without neck pain were 65.4±13.8; there was a statistically significant difference between them (p<0.05). The mean total job satisfaction score of those with shoulder pain was 61.2±15.8; those who did not have 65.1±15.3; there was a statistically significant difference between them (p<0.05). In those with low back pain, the mean total job satisfaction score was 62.3±15.3, and 65.2±15.5 in those without; the mean life satisfaction score was 12.2±4.3, and those without it were 13.1±4.5; there was a statistically significant difference between them (p<0.05). Conclusion: Ergonomic risks in operating rooms affect the work and life satisfaction of employees as well as musculoskeletal pain.
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