Readiness to Adopting Correct Posture in Operating- room Nurses based on Transtheoretical Model (TTM) in Hamadan city in 2011 2011

• Main Authors: Z Moazzami, T Dehdari, Taghdisi, AR Soltanian
• Format: Article
• Language: fas
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-05-01
• Series: مجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران
• Subjects: Posture; Operating- Room; Transtheoretical Model; nurse
• Online Access: http://irje.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-5001&slc_lang=en&sid=1

Background & Objectives: Back pain represents one of the most common occupational problems in nursing. Since the correct posture has a key role in prevention of back pain, this study was performed to determine of operating- room nurses' readiness to adopt correct posture based on Transtheoretical Model (TTM) . Methods: This descriptive-analytical study included a convenience sample of 110 operating- room nurses employed at four hospitals in city of Hamadan. Participations completed a designed questionnaire to assess the readiness of change based on TTM. Results: The results of present study revealed that by increasing the stage of change (from precontemplation to maintenance), adopting correct posture in the nurses, increased as well (P=.01). Also, by increasing the stage of change, self-efficacy for adopting correct posture increased (P=.03) and perceived cons decreased (P=.02). Stage of change constructs could predict 68% variance of adopting correct posture in the nurses. Conclusion: The results of present study indicated that the majority of operating-room nurses are in pre-operational levels (precontemplation, contemplation and preparation) for adopting correct posture. Considering stages of change as an intervening variable may contribute in any future intervention for this group.