Prevalence of low back pain among female nurses working in secondary and tertiary healthcare, kingdom of Bahrain

Qareeballa, Abdulrahman A; Alhamdan, Omar A; Almutawaa, Aysha A; Alsayed, Islam M; Kamal, F.; Abdrabbuh, Deema S Al; Suwaidi, Manar K Al; Rashwan, Mahmood A; Buhiji, Abdulrahman M; Makarem, Basheer Aref

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2018.0926412012018

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“…This study found a higher prevalence of LBP compared to that of the finding in Ethiopia (Adama Hospital) 41.4% [8], Nigeria 33.3% [10], Tunisia 58.1% [14], India 53.4% [9], and Iran 54.3% [23]. Our finding was, however, lower than the 90% report in Finland [26], 77.1% Turkey [27], 75.7% Nepal [11], 73.53% Nigeria [13], 70.8% Bahrain [7], and 87.5% in Sudan [5]. This disparity could be due to differences in workplace illnesses and injury prevention and reporting procedures, variations in study methodologies, and differences in defining cases and perceiving disability and the severity of LBP across countries.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…Low back pain is the most common type of musculoskeletal disorder usually related to work and working conditions [5, 6]. It is one of the contemporary occupational health ailments that seizes attention due to the substantial lost productive time and employee absenteeism it often incurs [7, 8]. For example, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), about 1.8 million working days were lost in 2016/17 because of back pain disorders [6].…”

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Work-Related Factors Associated with Low Back Pain Among Nurse Professionals in East and West Wollega Zones, Western Ethiopia, 2017: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mekonnen

2019

Pain Ther

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IntroductionLow back pain (LBP) is yet the persistent public health challenges around the globe. It substantially affects quality of life and poses disability, particularly to the global working population. The profound losses in productivity and compensation premiums due to the condition have also been a challenge to contemporary occupational health. As such, it no doubt demands informed management and due response. The objective of this research was therefore to investigate the prevalence and work-related factors associated with low back pain among nurses in public hospitals in western Ethiopia.MethodsA health facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March to April 2017. A sample of 422 nurses was selected using systematic random sampling technique. The standardized Nordic Musculoskeletal survey was interviewer-administered for data collection. The association of different explanatory variables with LBP was explored using a binary logistic regression analysis. The significance of associations was ascertained at a p value of < 0.05 and odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).ResultsThe response rate was 99% (N = 418). The mean age was 31.39 (standard deviation ± 7.01) years. The prevalence of LBP in the past 12 months was 63.6% (N = 266) [95% CI (58.9, 68.2)]. About 34.2% (n = 91) of the victims had sought medical care. The prevalence in the last 7 days was 53.4% (n = 142). The majority, 72.2% (n = 192), indicated that their activity was limited. Work experience [AOR 4.332; 95% CI (2.550, 7.360)], shift work [AOR 2.118; 95% CI (1.165, 3.850)], and health and safety training [AOR 2.058; 95% CI (1.127, 3.063)] were significantly associated with low back pain.ConclusionsThe prevalence of low back pain was high, as in many other studies. The finding implies that practices and implementations that focus on the prevention and control of back pain injuries should target proper management of workplace conditions, like shift work and provision of health and safety training.

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Work-Related Factors Associated with Low Back Pain Among Nurse Professionals in East and West Wollega Zones, Western Ethiopia, 2017: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mekonnen

2019

Pain Ther

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“…The experience of LBP in relation to the inherent nature of the nursing job is typically determined by a variety of influencing factors [8]. According to recent studies, for example, LBP is often affected by sociodemographic characteristics, such as sex, age, body mass index (BMI), and experience [1,8,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Studies also show that conditions at the workplace, such as overtime duties, prolong working hours, working posture, and work shifts are significant predictors of LBP [9,10,[14][15][16]19,22,23].…”

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Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors among Nurses at King Abdulaziz University Hospital

Almaghrabi

Alsharif

2021

IJERPH

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Aim: To determine the prevalence of LBP and the associated risk factors among nurses at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH). Methods: A cross-sectional study design was adopted with a convenience sample of 234 nurses recruited from nine different departments at KAUH in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Participants completed the questionnaire, which had two parts: Part I: Socio-demographic data, medical factors, and work-related factors; and Part II: Standardized Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to obtain data. Data collection was carried out from March to April 2020. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 22. Results: Cumulative prevalence of LBP was 82.9%, annual prevalence was 85.5%, while one-week prevalence of LBP was 53.6%. The factor significantly associated with LBP over the past 12 months was manual lifting of patients (p = 0.030). Nurses working in surgical wards had higher prevalence of LBP. About 24.7% of them changed their working unit, hospitalization was necessary for 11.9%, and 39.8% sought medical care. Conclusions: The findings from this study may better enable policymakers to adopt certain strategies toward reducing the burdens and challenges of LBP among nurses.

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“…Although low back pain has multiple etiologies, it is always associated with the nursing occupation worldwide (40-90%). Hence, it is considered an occupational hazard (Qareeballa et al, 2018). remain in close contacts with their patients.…”

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Effect of Jaw Relaxation Technique on Low Back Pain and Selected Vital Signs Among Nursing Staff: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Fawzy

El-Deen

2019

MJN

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Prevalence of low back pain among female nurses working in secondary and tertiary healthcare, kingdom of Bahrain

Cited by 11 publications

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Work-Related Factors Associated with Low Back Pain Among Nurse Professionals in East and West Wollega Zones, Western Ethiopia, 2017: A Cross-Sectional Study

Work-Related Factors Associated with Low Back Pain Among Nurse Professionals in East and West Wollega Zones, Western Ethiopia, 2017: A Cross-Sectional Study

Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors among Nurses at King Abdulaziz University Hospital

Effect of Jaw Relaxation Technique on Low Back Pain and Selected Vital Signs Among Nursing Staff: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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