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Objective To investigate the prevalence and influencing factors of chronic musculoskeletal injury (CMI) among nursing staff of old-age welfare in Urumqi city, to find out the awareness and implementation of preventive measures for chronic musculoskeletal injury, and the demand on new life support technology. Methods This study looked after chronic musculoskeletal injury situation questionnaire, in April 2015 form 1st to 30th in urumqi 8 nursing work of old-age nursing staff to carry out the questionnaire. Results A total of the 200 old-age nursing staff, the effective response rate of 183 (91.5%). Old-age nursing researchers report in the past week have the CMI hair author 169 people (92.3%). Occurrence of CMI in gender, educational background, whether on the thought of leaving post was statistically different (χ2=8.36,16.14,14.05,P<0.05). Higher occurrence of CMI was found in the nursing process of showering and washing hair [81.4%(149/183)], transition between wheelchair and bed [63.9%(117/183)], and changing body position in bed [61.2%(112/183)]. The most common site of CMI occurrence were namely back [84.7%(155/183)], shoulder [54.1%(99/183)], lower limbs [35.0%(64/183)]and upper limbs [30.1%(55/183)].Only 31 (16.9%) knew new life support technology which can prevent and reduce CMI. 178(97.3%) reported having needs to use new life support technology, and 179 (97.8%) were willing to participate in relevant technology. Conclusions Prevalence of CMI among nursing staff of old-age welfare in Urumqi region was high. It was related to many factors. Most of nursing staff have needs on life support techniques. Measures should be taken to prevent and reduce the occurrence of CMI among nursing staff of old-age welfare to improve work efficiency.
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Objective To investigate the micro vibration with the hand nursing methods for disuse syndrome patients constipation curative effect. Methods During the time of March 2016 to September, 76 patients who had long term disuse syndrome with the constipation in two Elderly Care Homes in Urumqi were randomly divided into intervention group (n=37) and control group (n=39), in the experimental group, was treated by manual micro vibration nursing method which included hand micro vibration therapy, exercise therapy, health education guidance once a day, 50 minutes each time, a total of 4 weeks of intervention, while the control group received routine rehabilitation nursing. Before the intervention, intervention after 4 weeks, follow-up period after the end of 8 weeks according to the symptoms of constipation and evaluate the stool frequency. Results Preliminary experimental group and control group patients have different degrees of constipation symptoms, with the hand micro vibration method of nursing intervention, the experimental group had not constipation of symptoms, 17(43.6%) had constipation symptoms in the control group. Compared with the incidence of two groups of constipation patients. Before the intervention, intervention after 4 weeks, follow-up period after the end of 8 weeks, the experimental group patients defecation frequency was (5.33 ± 1.47), (29.70 ± 6.49) , (43.41 ± 6.15)times, The control group patients was(5.77 ± 1.39), (13.10 ± 1.27), (21.15 ± 4.23) time, comparison of the two groups, t=-1.357, 15.275, 18.458, P=0.179, 0.000, 0.000. Conclusions Hand micro vibration nursing method has remarkable effect on relieving constipation, and the treatment effect can be maintained for a long time, no recurrence occurred and adverse reactions, however, this method also economic, convenient, less time consuming and efficient.