山梨医科大学雑誌　第17巻3号　063-067(2002)

＜Original Article＞
Hand Dermatitis and Musculoskeletal Disorders
among Female Nursing Students in Japan

Derek Richard SMITH, Tomomi OMORI
Takashi MIZUTANI and Zentaro YAMAGATA

Abstract: The prevalence of hand dermatitis and musculoskeletal disorders among Japanese nursing students was investigated by means of a self-reported questionnaire. Slightly more than one-third of them (34.2％) suffered hand dermatitis in the previous 12-month period, with the current prevalence marginally lower at 30.4％. Low back pain was the most common musculoskeletal disorder, with 16.5％ currently and 17.7％ previously experiencing such symptoms. Shoulder and neck pain was reported by 10.1％ and 7.6％ respectively. Previous employment as a hospital nurse or nursing assistant was found to be an important risk factor for hand dermatitis (OR 4.0, 95％ CI 1.4-12.1, P＜0.05). Conversely, the presence of allergy decreased the risk of musculoskeletal disorders 5-fold (OR 0.2, 95％ CI 0.0-0.7, P＜0.05). Overall, the Japanese nursing students within this study experienced hand dermatitis and musculoskeletal disorders at reasonably low levels, particularly when compared to other international reports.

Key words: Hand dermatitis, musculoskeletal disorders, student nurse, Japan, self-reported




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