Prevalence and Correlates of Low Back Pain among Occupational Therapy Students in Northern Queensland

Leggat, Peter A.; Smith, Derek; Clark, Michele

doi:10.2182/cjot.07.014

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“…A study in Saudi Arabia identified the neck pain was much common among female undergraduate students [20]. The research in Northern Queensland showed the frequency of low back pain was high among many occupational therapy students [21]. In Delhi, India, high mental pressure, depression and continuous workload were found higher among medical students with low back pain [22].…”

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“…A study conducted in Karachi, Pakistan, concluded that medical students has increased prevalence of low back pain associated with factors such as smoking and more usage of computer [24]. Low back pain, neck pain and shoulders pain appeared to be highest among health care professionals [21]. There are many possible factors contributing to increase frequency of musculoskeletal pain among medical students however not a single major factor has been identified.…”

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Frequency of Musculoskeletal Pain and Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students

Hasan¹,

Yaqoob²,

Ali³

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Objective: To study and compare the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in Medical and non-medical students and find out the specific factors associated with the occurrence of this pain. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study from March-May 2017 where a total of 400 medical and 350 non-medical students were registered using a structured questionnaire made by modification of Nordic questionnaire. Characteristics of musculoskeletal pain were determined Pain was also graded by using a grading scale. Results: Mean age for medical and non-medical students was 21.36 and 20.97 respectively. The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was higher among females. More data were collected from 2nd and 5th year of medical and 1st and 2nd year of non-medical students. High incidence was found in medical students with occurrence mostly in Neck. This frequency of musculoskeletal pain was quiet high during the last 7 days. The long study hours and use of computer/laptop were found to be greater among medical undergraduates but no significant association was found in medical unlike non-medical students. Majority of undergraduate students reported a normal BMI. Our study has found no co-relation of BMI with prevalence of pain. It was also observed that medical students with musculoskeletal pain spent more time on travelling when compared to non-medical. Association was found with the use of back packs. The study observed the level of many daily activities like exercise and outdoor sports etc. but no significant relation was found. Conclusion: Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain among undergraduate students is truly high, more so in medical students. Medical students have shown no association of studying for long hours and use of computer/laptop with musculoskeletal pain when compared to non-medical students. More studies should be done to know contributing factors of musculoskeletal pain among undergraduate students.

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Frequency of Musculoskeletal Pain and Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students

Hasan¹,

Yaqoob²,

Ali³

et al. 2018

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“…There are many studies demonstrating that low back pain, which most adults experience at least once in their lives, results from occupational factors (1,2). However, low back pain is one of the issues that must be dealt with particularly in professions related to health (3,4). Because students studying at health departments often have to manipulate patients in their practices, they are at risk for low back pain.…”

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“…Because students studying at health departments often have to manipulate patients in their practices, they are at risk for low back pain. These students, who do not work yet, may develop low back pain that can cause permanent symptoms later in life (2)(3)(4)(5).…”

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Incidence and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Students Studying at a Health University

Yücel¹,

Torun²

2016

Bezmialem Science

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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, severity, and risk factors of low back pain in students studying at a health university. Methods: The study was conducted on students of dentistry, pharmacy, health sciences, and medicine faculties of Bezmialem Vakif University. The data were gathered using a 35-question survey. Five hundred and twenty students completed the questionnaire. Four hundred and seventyone (90.57%) of them answered pain-specific questions. Visual analogue scale was used to assess pain intensity. The presence of low back pain and pain severity were determined as two dependent variables. p<0.05 was considered as significant. Results: Of the participants, 131 (25.19%) were male and 389 (74.80%) were female. Differences of low back pain incidence were significant between the students of medicine faculty and other faculties (p=0.004), between those who had weight exchange and non-weight exchange (p=0.023), and between those who were not pleased with the desk and those who were pleased (p=0.000). Pain intensity in female students (p=0.003); those with hereditary disease in the spine (p=0.022), and those with economical, familial, or school-related anxiety (p=0.001) were higher than in others. Conclusion: This study confirmed whether the risk factors indicated in literature were valid in the study university. Courses, which are devoted to risk factors, may be added to education programs to prevent problems related to low back that may occur because of attending classes.

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“…Studies conducted with college students show a prevalence of back pain between 30% -70%, depending on the time period analyzed, the anatomic region involved and the evolution time [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] . In the revised literature, the associations between pain and disability 5 , and the impact of pain on daily living activities have been found 9 .…”

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Association between the sitting posture and back pain in college students

2016

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Prevalence and Correlates of Low Back Pain among Occupational Therapy Students in Northern Queensland

Abstract: The occupational therapy profession will need to further investigate the high prevalence of student LBP identified in this study.

Cited by 34 publications

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Frequency of Musculoskeletal Pain and Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students

Frequency of Musculoskeletal Pain and Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students

Incidence and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Students Studying at a Health University

Association between the sitting posture and back pain in college students

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