Low Back Pain among Personal Care Workers in an Old Age Home

Yeung, Simon S.

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“…However, a study by Kyle et al study revealed that 69% (95% CI: 64.6-73.6) of Scottish nurses had obesity problems, especially in nurse groups, and non-health-related occupations (68.9%, 95% CI: 68.1-69.7) [80]. The reason for this result may be that HCWs need to shift patients, resulting in bend postures [81].…”

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Association of Low Back Pain with Shift Work: A Meta-Analysis

Chen

Huang

Chuang

et al. 2023

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Shift work (SW) is the main working schedule worldwide, and it may cause sleep disorders, breast cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem in the workplace; however, the association between LBP and SW remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to determine the association between SW and LBP. This study was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases using a set of associated keywords were queried. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) adult employees hired by a company or organization; (2) SW exposure; and (3) the outcome of LBP according to examination or assessment. A total of 40 studies were included that met the inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis. SW was significantly associated with LBP (odds ratio [OR]: 1.31, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.18–1.47, p < 0.00001). Furthermore, it was observed that LBP was significantly associated with night shift (NS) (OR: 1.49, 95% CI: 1.24–1.82, p < 0.0001) but not with rotating shift (RS) (OR: 0.96, 95% CI: 0.76–1.22, p = 0.49). Moreover, LBP was significantly associated with SW in health care workers (HCWs) (OR: 1.40, 95% CI: 1.20–1.63, p < 0.0001) but not in non-HCWs (OR: 1.19, 95% CI: 0.94–1.50, p = 0.14). SW was significantly associated with LBP. Furthermore, the subgroup analysis showed that NS, but not RS, was associated with LBP. Compared with SW in non-HCWs, SW in HCWs was significantly associated with LBP.

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Association of Low Back Pain with Shift Work: A Meta-Analysis

Chen

Huang

Chuang

et al. 2023

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Burden of NCDs among Nuclear Families

Gangopadhyay¹,

Sur

2017

Journal of Health Management

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In search of economic growth and prosperity, Indian civilization has developed new problem. In the maze of crisscross attack of communicable diseases, it is a matter of concern that non-communicable disease (NCD) is silently infecting the underdeveloped and developed nations leaving its long-term intensified effect on both social and political front, that is, a public health burden. Unhealthy lifestyle, such as urban consumption pattern, is the ‘anti-hero’ in the tragedy of development of health disparity contributing to lifestyle diseases. Nuclear family, being the most vulnerable to have NCDs, needs to be observed for its extended status of threat. With this objective, this article concentrated on the subjective probability of individuals of nuclear family to get affected by lifestyle diseases. The analysed result of primary data collected from 10 Kolkata-based superspeciality hospital’s OPD patients has confirmed the vulnerability of nuclear family of having NCDs. It also indicates the non-competitive probability of attack of NCDs and contagious diseases among nuclear families.

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It’s not about the hoist: A narrative literature review of manual handling in healthcare

Kay

Glass

Evans

2012

Journal of Research in Nursing

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The manual handling of people and objects is integral to the provision of nursing care to patients globally. Despite over 30 years of research intended to guide improvements for nurses’ safety, substantial rates of manual handling injuries persist internationally within the nursing profession. This paper reviews the contemporary international literature regarding manual handling interventions noting the unique context for injury prevention strategies within healthcare. The review includes the recognition of underlying assumptions inherent in the conceptualisation of manual handling and its management, and the preponderance of the post-positivist paradigm in this field. The complexity of manual handling in healthcare has resulted in a theoretical shift from single factor interventions based on technique training towards an emerging multidimensional approach. However the key elements for sustainable solutions to reduce nurses’ manual handling injuries have not yet been identified and consensus is lacking regarding the implementation and appropriate evaluation of injury prevention programmes. Furthermore, whilst the literature is replete with data derived from surveys or insurance industry records of compensation claims, there is a dearth of literature exploring nurses’ manual handling experiences. The in-depth investigation of nurses’ perspectives on manual handling may uncover new knowledge critical to improvement of the manual handling issues.

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Low Back Pain among Personal Care Workers in an Old Age Home

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References 43 publications

Association of Low Back Pain with Shift Work: A Meta-Analysis

Association of Low Back Pain with Shift Work: A Meta-Analysis

Burden of NCDs among Nuclear Families

It’s not about the hoist: A narrative literature review of manual handling in healthcare

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