Comparison the Effect of Educational Interventions Based on Brochure and Virtual Education in Compliance Principles of Ergonomic Operating Room Technologist of Iran University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Background: High prevalence rate of musculoskeletal disorders and their control among personnel is one of the most important concerns for ergonomics experts across the globe. Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders is among national priorities of many countries. Objectives: This study aimed to determine and compare the effect of educational interventions based on brochure and virtual education in compliance with principles of ergonomics in operating room technologist. Methods: Thisquasi-experimentalstudywasconductedwithexperimentalgroups(brochuresandvirtualeducation)andacontrol group with pre-test and post-test design. One hundred operating room technologists of Iran University of Medical Sciences were selectedwithsimplerandomsamplingmethodandassignedrandomlytothreegroups. DatawerecollectedbyREBAchecklist,and analyzed using Wilcoxon and U Mann-Whitney non-parametric tests in SPSS V.20. Results: The results showed that statistically significant differences among the three groups of control, brochures and virtual (P = 0.0001). Educationwasmoreeffectiveinthevirtualgroupincomparisontothebrochuregroup(P=0.0002). Therewasastatistically significant difference between control and brochure groups (P = 0.0001). Conclusions: Thisstudyshowedtheeffectivenessof teachinginterventionsbasedonbrochureandvirtualmethodsincompliance with ergonomics principles, therefore, it is recommended to use these methods instead of conventional methods to prevent com-plications of musculoskeletal disorders.