Low back pain and coping strategies’ among nurses in Port Said City, Egypt

Moussa, Maha Moussa Mohamed; El-Ezaby, Hanan Hassan; El-Mowafy, Reda Ibrahim

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“…Psychosocial effects manifest as depression, insomnia, and anxiety (10). Consequently, nurses with LBP may face the need to leave their positions or adjust their work environments (11). Similarly, obstetricians and gynecologists, who often adopt poor postures during clinical practice, are also at risk.…”

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Correlation of Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Oswestry Disability Index of Non-specific Low Back Pain among Nursing Staff

Abdul Ghaffar,

Muhammad Mahmood Alam,

Akhtar

et al. 2023

JHRR

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Background: In Pakistan, nurses are pivotal in healthcare, often facing musculoskeletal discomfort, with low back pain being particularly prevalent. Given their vital role in patient care, understanding the extent of this issue is crucial for improving their work conditions and health outcomes. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and impact of low back pain among nurses in Pakistani healthcare facilities, particularly focusing on those working in gynecology and obstetrics wards. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted over six months, involving 150 nurses from gynecology and obstetrics wards across four major hospitals in Lahore. The Oswestry Low Back Disability Questionnaire and the Numerical Pain Rating Scale were employed for data collection. Analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 23, with a significance level set at 0.05. Results: The study found that 58.7% of the nurses experienced low back pain, while 41.3% did not. A strong correlation (0.887) was observed between the Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Oswestry Disability Index, with a highly significant p-value of 0.000, indicating statistical significance at the 0.01 level. Conclusion: The study concludes that nurses working morning shifts in gynecology and obstetrics wards are more likely to report higher average pain scores. Additionally, the strong correlation between the Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Oswestry Disability Index underscores the relationship between pain intensity and disability in this group.

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Correlation of Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Oswestry Disability Index of Non-specific Low Back Pain among Nursing Staff

Abdul Ghaffar,

Muhammad Mahmood Alam,

Akhtar

et al. 2023

JHRR

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Correlation between Physical Workload and Musculoskeletal Disorders Complaints among Nurses at Hospital

Aeni

Banowati

Nur’alinda

2020

IJOSH

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Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders complaints occur due to excessive muscle contraction, excessive workloads and monotonous movements such as when nurses perform various nursing task such as moving patients, carrying patients from bed to wheelchair, awkward posture during infusion placement. This study aims to determine the correlation between physical workload and musculoskeletal disorders complaints among nurses at Regional General Hospital (RSUD) of Indramayu District in 2019. Methods: The design of this study uses quantitative with cross sectional. The method of data collection was crried by means of interview using the Nordic Body Map (NBM) questionnaire and observing the pulse calculation manually using a watch. Among the populations of 348 nurses, the samples of 75 nurses were selected based on the accidental sampling method. Statistical test used the chi-square test with a confidence level of 95% (α=0.05). Results: The study findings showed that most of 40 nurses who had heavy physical workload, 35 nurses (87.5%) had high musculoskeletal disorders complaints and 5 nurses (12.5%) had moderate musculoskeletal disorders complaints. On the other hand, of the 35 nurses who had moderate physical workload, 26 nurses (74.3%) experienced moderate musculoskeletal complaints and 9 nurses (25.7%) had high musculoskeletal disorders complaints. Chi-Square test results obtained p value = 0.000 (p <0.05). Thus, it can be concluded that there was a significant correlation between physical workload and musculoskeletal disorders complaints among nurses. Conclusion: The heavier the physical workload, the higher the musculoskeletal disorders complaints among nurses.Keywords: musculoskeletal disorders, nurses, physical workload

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The Effect of Acupressure on Chronic Low Back Pain among Operating Rooms Nurses

Awad

Hawash

2021

Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Low back pain is the most common musculoskeletal work-related condition among nurses. Acupressure is the type of complementary medicine frequently used today. Acupressure is a technique that involves pressing with a finger to release endorphins, which causes muscle relaxation and pain relief. This study aimed at determining the effect of acupressure on chronic low back pain among nurses working in the operating rooms. Setting: This study was carried out in the operating rooms (OR) of three departments namely OR (A) for colon surgery, OR (B) for oncology& hepatobiliary surgery. Finally OR (C) for head and neck surgery in Alexandria Main University Hospital. Design: a quasi-experimental design was used. Tools: Interviews scheduled to collect socio-demographic and job characteristics, Million visual analog scale (MVAS), and questionnaire were used for the occupational role. Results: a statistically significant difference in pain severity between the study and control group after 6 weeks of acupressure massage (p<0.001*) was observed. Concerning the post-test mean score of occupational role in the study group was 19.50± 8.22, while in the control group was 52.33 ±7.42, with a highly statistically significant difference between the two groups at p (0.001*). Conclusion: Acupressure is an effective complementary therapy for reducing occupational low back pain in nurses employed in operating rooms as well as improving their occupational function. Recommendation: educational nursing program about effect and technique of acupressure should be conducted.

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Low back pain and coping strategies’ among nurses in Port Said City, Egypt

Cited by 3 publications

References 36 publications

Correlation of Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Oswestry Disability Index of Non-specific Low Back Pain among Nursing Staff

Correlation of Numeric Pain Rating Scale and Oswestry Disability Index of Non-specific Low Back Pain among Nursing Staff

Correlation between Physical Workload and Musculoskeletal Disorders Complaints among Nurses at Hospital

The Effect of Acupressure on Chronic Low Back Pain among Operating Rooms Nurses

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