Effectiveness of a Distance Eduaction Course for Prevention in RSI/WRMD

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) or Work-Related Ostomuscular Disorders (WRMD) are musculoskeletal disorders. Nursing is one of the categories of workers most affected, due to the inherent functions they perform in their daily activities. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of a distance education program of prevention in RIS/WRMD on the quality of life of a nursing group.

Detailed Description
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Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) or Work-Related Musculoskeletaldisorders (WRMD) are the names given to skeletal muscle disorders that mainly affect the upper limbs, the scapular region and the neck. One of the most affected categories is nursing workers who present health problems inherent to the function they perform in their daily activities. Due to this peculiarity, several studies are focused on the occupational risks of nursing workers in the hospital environment. However, It was not found in the literature studies that suggests strategies to prevent and improve the worker's quality of life. Distance education comes as a differential. It has power in interactive media and collaborative learning beyond self-learning and mass media. This research project proposes to carry out a randomized clinical trial where the intervention group will receive a Prevention Course in RSI/WRMD in the distance education modality and the control group will receive Educational Lectures on Prevention in RSI /WRMD, both groups will be composed by a nursing team from the Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre.

Official Title
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Effectiveness of a Distance Eduaction Course for Prevention in RSI/WRMD on Life Quality of a Nursing Group

Conditions
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Work-related Injury

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Intervention
* Other: Control


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Nurse staff from HCPA Male and Female Individuals that agree to participate of the distance eduacational course Individuals that agree to participate in the research by signing the Term of Free and Clarified Consent Exclusion Criteria: Individuals that do not complete the course Individuals that do not agree to participate in the research by signing the Term of Free and Clarified Consent Individuals with chronic musculoskeletal injury diagnosed.
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention<br>distance education curse with 8 hours to be accomplished in 2 weeks, | Other: Intervention<br>* The distance eduacation group course has a workload of 8 hours and will be developed over 2 weeks. It is suggested that students have a minimum of 1 hour of study per day. The course will consist of work tips, clarifications and procedures for the prevention of RIS/WRMD physical training tips to improve cardiovascular condition and, of strength and flexibility, available literature and theoretical evidence that should be answered through the knowledge acquired in the EAD course of prevention of LERDORT from the HCPA's Physiatrics and Rehabilitation Service. This Course will be available through moodle.<br>|
| Experimental: Control<br>Wiil receive a lecture of 30 minutes | Other: Control<br>* will receive a lecture of 30 minutes.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quality of life | Verified by instrument SF36 - With 36 items that measure eight domains (variables): functional capacity, physical aspects, pain, general health, vitality, social aspects, emotional aspects and mental health. The highest score for each SF-36 domain is 100 and the lowest score is 0. | 48 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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nursing, distance, education, RSI/WRMD