caa a22 4500 606211101 CHVBK 20210128101036.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10926-015-9584-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10926-015-9584-3 Alnaser Musaed Occupational Therapy Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 31470, 90805, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait, Kuwait aut Occupational Therapy Practitioners with Occupational Musculoskeletal Injuries: Prevalence and Risk Factors [Elektronische Daten] [Musaed Alnaser] Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and risk factors of occupational musculoskeletal injuries (OMIs) among occupational therapy practitioners over a 12-month period. Method A self-administered questionnaire mailed to 500 randomly selected practicing occupational therapists (OTs) and occupational therapy assistants (OTAs) living in the state of Texas. Results A response rate of 38% was attained with 192 questionnaires returned. In a 12-months working period, 23% of occupational therapy practitioners experienced musculoskeletal injuries. Muscle strain (52%) was most reported injury and lower back (32%) was most injured body part. Years of practicing experience (t=2.83, p=0.01), and age x2(2, N=192)=8.28, p=0.02 were found as significant factors associated with injuries among OTAs. No factors were significantly associated with injuries among OTs. Conclusion Patient handling was the primary factor associated with injuries. Also, minimal experience and older age were concluded as risk factors that might contribute to OMIs. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Musculoskeletal injuries nationallicence Occupation nationallicence Work injuries nationallicence Safety nationallicence Therapist nationallicence Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/4(2015-12-01), 763-769 1053-0487 25:4<763 2015 25 10926 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-015-9584-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-015-9584-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Alnaser Musaed Occupational Therapy Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 31470, 90805, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait, Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 25/4(2015-12-01), 763-769 1053-0487 25:4<763 2015 25 10926