Effect of training and reminding ergonomic posture on prevention behavior for musculoskeletal disorders in nursing students: A randomized controlled trial study.
6 affiliations
- 1Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R. Iran.
- 2Nursing Care Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, I.R. Iran.
- 3Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
- 4School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R. Iran.
- 5Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
- 6Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.
Abstract
Background
Nursing students are at risk of physical health problems from the beginning of their academic year due to the high workload and, according to previous studies, they often suffer from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). To investigate the effect of training and reminding ergonomic posture on MSD prevention behavior in nursing students.Materials and methods
The study used a randomized controlled trial. The study was conducted on seventh and eighth-semester nursing students at the Ramsar Nursing School in Iran, from September 2023 to January 2024. Participants in the intervention group received the ergonomic posture training and reminders, while the control group behaved according to their previous routine. Compliance with ergonomic posture behavior was assessed in both groups before and after one month. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.Results
The results showed that 10 (37%) males and 17 (63%) females were in the intervention group, and 11 (42.3%) males and 15 (57.7%) females were in the control group. The mean and standard deviation of compliance with MSD prevention behaviors were 154.96 ± 15.85 and 166.77 ± 16.7 in the intervention group before and after the intervention, respectively, and 158.8 ± 15.61 and 159.3 ± 14.6 in the control group before and after the intervention, respectively, and no statistically significant difference was found (P > 0.05).Conclusion
The results of the study suggest that training and reminding ergonomic posture has no effect on prevention behavior for MSDs in nursing students. Therefore, in future studies, it is better to implement the current intervention over a longer period of time and with a modified type of training and reminding so that the improvement of the effect of the intervention can be observed.
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BibTeX
@article{afshar2026effect,
title = {{Effect of training and reminding ergonomic posture on prevention behavior for musculoskeletal disorders in nursing students: A randomized controlled trial study.}},
author = {Mozhdeh Taheri Afshar and Sepideh Mohammadi and Abbas Shamsalini and Parvin Sepehr and Sogand Sakari and Mahsa Yousefi and Maliheh Eahaghzadeh},
journal = {Journal of education and health promotion},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.4103/jehp.jehp_181_25},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42924335},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Effect of training and reminding ergonomic posture on prevention behavior for musculoskeletal disorders in nursing students: A randomized controlled trial study.
AU - Mozhdeh Taheri Afshar
AU - Sepideh Mohammadi
AU - Abbas Shamsalini
AU - Parvin Sepehr
AU - Sogand Sakari
AU - Mahsa Yousefi
AU - Maliheh Eahaghzadeh
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/30
JO - Journal of education and health promotion
DO - 10.4103/jehp.jehp_181_25
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42924335
AB - Background Nursing students are at risk of physical health problems from the beginning of their academic year due to the high workload and, according to previous studies, they often suffer from musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). To investigate the effect of training and reminding ergonomic posture on MSD prevention behavior in nursing students.Materials and methods The study used a randomized controlled trial. The study was conducted on seventh and eighth-semester nursing students at the Ramsar Nursing School in Iran, from September 2023 to January 2024. Participants in the intervention group received the ergonomic posture training and reminders, while the control group behaved according to their previous routine. Compliance with ergonomic posture behavior was assessed in both groups before and after one month. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.Results The results showed that 10 (37%) males and 17 (63%) females were in the intervention group, and 11 (42.3%) males and 15 (57.7%) females were in the control group. The mean and standard deviation of compliance with MSD prevention behaviors were 154.96 ± 15.85 and 166.77 ± 16.7 in the intervention group before and after the intervention, respectively, and 158.8 ± 15.61 and 159.3 ± 14.6 in the control group before and after the intervention, respectively, and no statistically significant difference was found (P > 0.05).Conclusion The results of the study suggest that training and reminding ergonomic posture has no effect on prevention behavior for MSDs in nursing students. Therefore, in future studies, it is better to implement the current intervention over a longer period of time and with a modified type of training and reminding so that the improvement of the effect of the intervention can be observed.
SN - 2277-9531
SN - 2319-6440
ER -