Low Back Pain among Nurses: Prevalence, and Occupational Risk Factors
Low Back Pain among Nurses: Prevalence, and Occupational Risk Factors作者机构：Department of Occupational Medicine Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar Sousse Tunisia Department of Community Health Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar Sousse Tunisia
出 版 物：《Occupational Diseases and Environmental Medicine》 (职业病与环境医学（英文）)
年 卷 期：2017年第5卷第1期
页 面：26-37页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学]
主 题：Low Back Pain Prevalence Nurses Physical Factors Psychosocial Factors
摘 要：Objectives: Low back pain is a major occupational problem especially among nursing staff. The objectives of our study are to evaluate the prevalence of low back pain among nurses and to look for physical and psychosocial risk factors. Methods: It is a cross-sectional study based on a self-administered questionnaire destined for all nurses working in Farhat Hached Teaching hospital of Sousse (Tunisia). Results: Our study included 203 nurses with an average age of 39.8 years. The prevalence of low back pain over the last twelve months was 58.1%. The factors that are significantly associated to low back pain were: high BMI, number of pregnancies, arthritis, poor physical condition, daily frequency of inappropriate posture for the activity being performed, and the layout of materials in the workplace. Conclusion: Our study evidenced the high prevalence of LBP among nurses and allowed bringing to light the role of individual and ergonomic physical factors in the genesis of LBP. Such identification permits to undertake targeted preventive actions. The association between psychosocial factors and LBP was not emphasized.
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