International Journal of Nursing and Health Services (IJNHS)
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2021): International Journal of Nursing and Health Services (IJHNS)

The Effects of Ergonomic Exercise on Musculoskeletal Disorders among Cleaning Service Officers

Nina Dwi Lestari (School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta)
Fajar Fauzien (Nursing Science Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Muhammadiyah University, Yogyakarta)
Faudyan Eka Satria (Nursing Science Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Muhammadiyah University, Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jun 2021

Abstract

Musculoskeletal disorders due to work are a health problem for workers who occupy top positions and impact the quality of life and work productivity. This study aimed to examine the effect of the ergonomic exercise on musculoskeletal disorders due to the cleaning service officers’ workload at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. This study used the Pre-Experiment method with a One-group pre and post-test design. Nineteen cleaning officers were involved in this study. We used the Nordic body map (NBM) questionnaire to assess musculoskeletal disorders. The ergonomics exercise had carried out for 5-10 minutes 3 times a week. This study showed that the mean musculoskeletal disorders before receiving the ergonomic exercise were 45.11. After receiving the intervention, the score of NBM was 39.16. the statistics test found that p-value was 0.000 (p <0.05). It was indicated that ergonomic exercise has a positive effect on musculoskeletal disorders due among cleaning service officers. There is an influence of ergonomic exercise on musculoskeletal complaints due to the cleaning service officers' workload at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. It is necessary to do further research on the effect of ergonomic exercise on musculoskeletal complaints due to work by controlling the factors of age, length of employment, and gender

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Journal Info

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ijnhs

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Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health Social Sciences

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International Journal of Nursing and Health Service is a refereed international publication that provided a venue for nursing scholar and others related health to publish the updating information. We aim to highlight research on nursing science, public health, public health nursing, and other health ...