The Effects of Training About Prevention of Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Symptoms on Nursing Students Affectivity

Abstract

AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of pedagogical training program for the prevention of musculoskeletal symptomsin affectivity of nursing students.METHOD: A quantitative, longitudinal, and quasi-experimental study, which included a pre-test, intervention, and a later test wasconducted in a convenience sample of 21 students from the 4th year nursing degree at a private university in the region of Lisboa e Valedo Tejo. A total of 11 students were included in the experimental group and 10 were included in the control group. A multidisciplinaryteam conducted the musculoskeletal symptoms prevention program to the experimental group. Participants completed the Positiveand Negative Affect Schedule Scale before and after attending each of the 6 program sessions that took place between February andApril 2019. Each session lasted for about 120 minutes.RESULTS: Before implementing the program, the groups did not reveal any statistically significant differences in positive and negativeaffectivities. However, after the program, there were statistically significant differences observed in positive affectivity, showing gainsin the experimental group, and a decrease in negative affectivity was observed in the experimental group. A significant increase inpositive affectivity was observed in psychotherapeutic techniques.CONCLUSION: Is essential the nursing schools provide learning experiences with an impact on students’ affectivity to allow a betterand more effective integration of knowledge and skills in their training path.