Low back pain: prevalence and associated risk factors among hospital staff

Karahan, Azıze; Kav, Sultan; Abbasoğlu, Aysel; Doğan, Nevin

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04905.x

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“…Similar to previous studies, lower back pain (LBP) was the most prevalent site where almost half of the students complained of lower back pain in the past week [5].…”

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Musculoskeletal Pain Among Saudi Medical Students in Makkah.

Felimban¹,

Alanasri²,

Hawsawi³

et al. 2017

IJAR

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Objective: To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for musculoskeletal pain among medical students in Saudi Arabia. Method: A cross-sectional analysis for one Saudi medical school in 2015-2016 academic year.Themain outcomes were measured byThe Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) which was used to screen for pain in different anatomic joints during the past week and past year. Another questionnaire was developed to assess for contributing factors for the pain. Result: 849 medical students were analyzed with a response rate (73.31 %.). There were57.85% of the students suffering of musculoskeletal pain in the past week, and 43.47% in past year. There is a higher prevalence among female medical students with p value <0.01. Previous trauma, family history of trauma, high computer hours use, being in clinical years, and high BMI were the main factors contributing to MSP in this study. Conclusion:The study demonstrates a very high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain medical students which may affect the lifestyle and academic performance in medical schools.Copy Right, IJAR, 2017,. All rights reserved. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….... Background:-Musculoskeletal pain (MSP) which includes commonly low back pain, shoulders pain and neck pain is a common heath problem that affect both male and female. World-wide estimates of lifetime prevalence of low back pain (LBP) vary from 50 to 84 % and 20-30% at any given time [1]. Musculoskeletal pain affects people's mood leading to depression, anxiety, irritability, poor social interactions, and lower overall health status, and that can limit the individual productivity, induces stress and it is socially costing in terms of health care. Although the Musculoskeletal pain represented as a common occupational problem it may affects younger population like school and university students who have not yet entered their working life. Moreover, previous studies have demonstrated a higher prevalence of MSP among medical and dental students compared to other university students. Several studies investigated the prevalence and factors associated with MSP among medical students. However, there are no previous studies have been conducted among medical students in Saudi Arabia. The authors aim in this study to measure the prevalence of this health problem among medical students in Umm Al-Qura University, College of Medicine (UQUMed) in Saudi Arabia, compare it with other investigated risk factors in literatures, and look for other possible factors that may contribute to MSP.

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“…Similar to previous studies, lower back pain (LBP) was the most prevalent site where almost half of the students complained of lower back pain in the past week [5].…”

Section: Discussion:-supporting

confidence: 70%

Musculoskeletal Pain Among Saudi Medical Students in Makkah.

Felimban¹,

Alanasri²,

Hawsawi³

et al. 2017

IJAR

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“…Among these are assuming particular postures 8 (O'Sullivan et al 2002), though this aspect is not considered a risk for the bone, muscular and articular apparatus by the Legislative Decree 81/08 (Decreto legislativo 81/08), but when these postures are incorrect (Colombini et al 1995) they may induce a sense of discomfort, fatigue and pain in a matter of a short term. A greater degeneration of the entire lumbar rachis, and particularly of the lower lumbar region, is also correlated to the handling of loads with frequent lifting, pushing and tractions, especially in absence of mechanical devices (Karahan et al 2009). …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Various studies report association between musculoskeletal disorders, occupational injury, impairment, disability (Klein et al 1984;Daraiseh et al 2003;Sherehiy et al 2004;Karwowski et al 2005;Karahan et al 2009) and work-related risk factors for musculoskeletal complaints in the nursing profession. Among work-related risk factors, the physical events like lifting, awkward postures and stooping (Engels et al 1996;Schenk et al 2007), are considered the most important sources of this kind of disorders.…”

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confidence: 99%

Musculoskeletal injuries among operating room nurses: results from a multicenter survey in Rome, Italy

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Aim: Chronic disorders of the musculoskeletal system, particularly low back pain (LBP), are increasing and represent a social and economic problem of growing importance, especially if correlated with working conditions. Health care workers are at higher risk of developing LBP during work shifts in the hospital. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of LBP among operating room nurses and to investigate the risk factors for musculoskeletal injuries in the operating room. Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study that included operating room nurses from nine hospitals. Information on sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, working activity and psychological attitude of nurses was collected using an anonymous self-administered structured questionnaire. We evaluated the association of frequency, localization and intensity of LBP (FLI) with qualitative variables, making use of univariate analysis, chi-square test and Fisher's exact test. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the variables that affected the FLI. The covariates included in the model were the variables that had a p < 0.25 in the univariate analysis. The significance level was fixed at p < 0.05. Results: We studied a total of 185 (60.5% male) operating room nurses with a mean age of 36.08 (SD = 7.08). The chi-square test showed that FLI is associated with age (p = 0.042), physical activity (p = 0.036) and work shift (p = 0.01). The logistic regression indicated that age >35 years vs. age <35 (OR = 2.68; 95% CI = 1.17–6.18) and diurnal work shift vs. diurnal/ nocturnal (OR = 4.00; 95% CI = 1.72–9.0) represent risk factors associated with FLI, while physical activity is a protective factor (OR = 0.47; 95% CI = 0.20–1.08). Conclusion: The data suggest that it is important to promote new programs of prevention based on professional training and physical activity among nurses and to improve the organization of work shifts in the hospital

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“…Recent studies have identified job factors that may contribute to WMDs among healthcare workers [2,3]. The job factors and activities indicated by healthcare workers as being related to the appearance or exacerbation of WMDs include handling and transporting patients [4,5,6,7]. There are few studies in the literature on WMDs among physical therapists.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is likely that many health and safety professionals assume that the physical therapists' knowledge base of body mechanics, rehabilitation, and injury prevention may be a protective factor for the development of WMDs [8]. However, a recent study involving all healthcare workers from six hospitals demonstrated that nurses and physical therapists were the healthcare professionals most affected by WMDs [4].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%