Anthropometric measurements and postural evaluation of Nurse's aide in Selected Hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Somayeh Farhang Dehghan (PhD) 1 , Rohollah Fallah Madvari (PhD) 2 , Elham Akhlaghi Pirposhte (MSc) 1 , Hamid Reza Ebrahimi (Bsc) 1 , Fatemeh Golrokh (BSc) 1 , Fereydoon Laal (PhD) 1 * 1 Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health & Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2 Department of Occupational Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T Article type: Original article Introduction: The lack of anthropometric data in the design of work stations and equipment can lead to injuries associated with work musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate anthropometric and postural evaluation of Nurse's aide in Selected Hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytic study was performed on the Nurse's aide working in the selected hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. In this study the Body Map questionnaire was used to assess musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and discomfort, and QEC (Quick Exposure Check) software was used to evaluate posture. Finally, the data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21 using descriptive statistics, independent T test and Pearson correlation with 95% confidence level. Results: The mean age and work experience of the two groups of men and women were (38.17±9.48 and 37.44±9.51) and (14.27±9.51 and 12.06±8.34) respectively. The QEC score was unacceptable and the results showed that men are more at risk than women, although this was not significant (P=0.082). In the majority of anthropometric dimensions, there was a significant difference between men and women (P<0.05). Also, the results showed that the highest and lowest incidence of discomfort was in the waist and hips areas respectively. Conclusion: Significant anthropometric differences were observed among men and women. Establishing anthropometric database of Nurse's aide in two groups of women and men and designing a work station suitable for anthropometric dimensions can reduce MSDs. Article History: Received: 23-Apr-2019 Accepted: 6-Jun-2019 Key words: Nurse's aide, Anthropometry, Postural evaluation, Musculoskeletal disorders Please cite this paper as: Farhang Dehghan S, Fallah Madvari R, Akhlaghi Pirposhte E, Ebrahimi HR, Golrokh F, Laal F. Anthropometric measurements and postural evaluation of Nurse's aide in Selected Hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Journal of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. 2019; 7(3):81-86. Doi:10.22038/psj.2019.39851.1224 Introduction 1 Medical and healthcare services, especially nursing and Nurse's aide, are those that inherently have factors and stimuli, such as excessive workload, which constitute a * Correspondence Author: Student Research Committee, Department of occupational health, School of public health & safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, E-mail: fereydoonlaal@gmail.com © 2019 mums.ac.ir All rights reserved. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. serious threat to the well-being and comfort of individuals and their quality of life (1). Nurse's aide, is a professional who faces with a number of physical and psychological stressors,