# Quality of life and musculoskeletal symptoms of nurses in Primary Care in southern Brazil

## TL;DR

This study examines the quality of life and musculoskeletal symptoms among primary care nurses in southern Brazil.

## Contribution

It identifies factors influencing quality of life, such as musculoskeletal pain and employment status, in this specific nursing population.

## Key findings

- Nurses reported lower quality of life in physical and psychological domains.
- Lower back pain was the most common musculoskeletal symptom reported.
- Quality of life was influenced by musculoskeletal pain, having another job, and psychotropic drug use.

## Abstract

to assess knowledge about quality of life and musculoskeletal symptoms of Primary Healthcare nurses in the Francisco Beltrão Region, Paraná.

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.

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%).

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.

avaliar o conhecimento sobre qualidade de vida e sintomas osteomusculares de enfermeiros atuantes na Atenção Primária à Saúde da Regional de Francisco Beltrão, Paraná.

trata-se de pesquisa exploratória, quantitativa, transversal, realizada com enfermeiros, utilizando questionário sociodemográfico, WHOQOL-BREF e Questionário Nórdico de Sintomas Osteomusculares. A análise estatística utilizouo programa estatístico Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, aplicando teste qui-quadrado, teste Kruskal-Wallis e teste U de Mann-Whitney.

a amostra constituiu-se de 66 enfermeiros, sendo a maioria mulheres (86,4%), casadas (71,2%) e idade média de 37,23 anos. Quando avaliada a qualidade de vida, o domínio físico obteve a menor média (55,74), seguido do domínio psicológico (60,67). Em relação aos sintomas osteomusculares, a dor na região lombar foi a mais citada (75,80%).

o conhecimento que os enfermeiros têm sobre a QV mostra que esta é influenciada pelas dores musculares, por ter outro vínculo empregatício e uso de psicotrópicos.