Relationship Between Back Pain With Nursing Activities and the Use of Body Mechanics Among Nurses Working in General Hospitals

moustafa, hanan; Mohamed, Mona Abd EL-Rahman; Eltahry, Sheren Ibrahim; Ibrahim, Noha Mohammed Ibrahim

doi:10.21608/pssjn.2022.89734.1135

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“…. However, these study finding is inconsistent with the study conducted in Ecuador and Egypt which revealed that the mean age of studied participants were 42±9.33 years with a range (24-64) and the majority (39%) of studied participants had an age category between 50-59 respectively (28,30). The present study revealed that the majority (49.9%) of studied nurses had work experience of 1-5 years.…”

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Knowledge of Body Mechanics Techniques and Associated Factors among Nurses Working in East Shewa Zone Public Hospitals, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2022

2023

Int J Clin Med Edu Res

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Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders have been consistently high in nursing sectors. Having good knowledge is one of the methods that help to fellow principles of body mechanics techniques. However, there is paucity of information on practice of body mechanics techniques among nurses in Ethiopia. Objectives: -To assess Knowledge of body mechanics techniques and associated factors among nurses working in East Shewa zone public hospitals, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, 2022. Methods: - An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted in east Shewa zone public hospitals from August 05 to September 04, 2022. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 422 participants. Data was entered into Epidata version 4.6 and was exported to SPSS version 26 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was applied to see association between dependent and independent variables. Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to declare associations between dependent and independent variables. P value less than 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results were summarized and presented by texts, tables and figures. Results: The overall mean was (6.32 + 3.28) for knowledge of body mechanics techniques. 39.1% of studied participants had good knowledge of body mechanics technique. BSc Degree qualification [AOR 3(1.51-5.95)], comprehensive specialized hospital level [AOR 2.25(1.251-4.05)], outpatient unit [AOR 3.16(1.69-5.87)] were associated with knowledge of body mechanics techniques. Conclusion: The degree of knowledge towards body mechanics techniques among nurses working in east Shewa zone public hospital was poor. Level of education, hospital level and unit of working were statistically significant with knowledge of body mechanics techniques. Recommendations: Providing educational opportunities and working in collaboration of nurses of each hospital and shifting working unit were recommended.

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Knowledge of Body Mechanics Techniques and Associated Factors among Nurses Working in East Shewa Zone Public Hospitals, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2022

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“…this study was supported by study conducted in Ecuador which revealed that the majority (46.8%) of respondents were had BSc degree by their educational qualification (28). While, this studies were inconsistent with the study conducted in Pakistan, India and in Egypt which revealed that 80.1%, 49% and 88% of their studied participants were general nurse, diploma nurse and diploma and technical nurse regarding to their level of educational status respectively (3,30,31). This study revealed that the majority (34.5%) of studied participants were working in the inpatient unit.…”

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“…The data collection instrument was adapted after reviewing of relevant literatures (2)(3)(4)28,30,31). The questionnaire has both open and close-ended structure.…”

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Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders have been consistently high in nursing sectors. Having good knowledge is one of the methods that help to fellow principles of body mechanics techniques. However, there is paucity of information on practice of body mechanics techniques among nurses in Ethiopia.Objectives: -To assess Knowledge of body mechanics techniques and associated factors among nurses working in East Shewa zone public hospitals, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, 2022. Methods: -An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted in east Shewa zone public hospitals from August 05 to September 04, 2022. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 422 participants. Data was entered into Epidata version 4.6 and was exported to SPSS version 26 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression was appliedto see association between dependent and independent variables. Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used to declare associations between dependent and independent variables. P value less than 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results were summarized and presented by texts, tables and figures. Results:The overall mean was (6.32 + 3.28) for knowledge of body mechanics techniques. 39.1% of studied participants had good knowledge of body mechanics technique. BSc Degree qualification ], comprehensive specialized hospital level ], outpatient unit ] were associated with knowledge of body mechanics techniques. Conclusion:The degree of knowledge towards body mechanics techniques among nurses working in east Shewa zone public hospital was poor. Level of education, hospital level and unit of working were statistically significant with knowledge of body mechanics techniques.Recommendations: Providing educational opportunities and working in collaboration of nurses of each hospital and shifting working unit were recommended.

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“…This aligns with a correlational study showing a positive correlation between a lack of knowledge and practice regarding body mechanics and low back pain [ 17 ]. Similarly, another study [ 18 ] found a statistically positive correlation between barriers to performing body mechanics, such as inadequate lifting equipment, and the severity of back pain. Additionally, Rochman et al mentioned that knowledge of body biomechanics had the strongest correlation with low back pain incidence among relevant characteristics [ 19 ].…”

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“…This aligns with other studies indicating no association between knowledge/practice of body mechanics and selected demographics (gender, education, clinical experience, age) [ 11 , 15 , 22 , 23 ]. In contrast, there was a significant correlation between using body mechanics concepts and nurses' years of experience [ 18 , 24 ].…”

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Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice of Appropriate Techniques of Body Mechanics and Non-specific Back Pain

Douhal,

Jarrah,

Masa'deh

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Background Nursing is a compassionate profession that carries occupational hazards, including work-related injuries. Back pain is a common concern due to the physically demanding tasks performed by nurses. Utilizing proper techniques of body mechanics is vital to prevent work-related back pain and enhance overall well-being. Aim To assess the knowledge and practice of the nurses working in Jordanian hospitals about the appropriate techniques of body mechanics and their relation to non-specific back pain. Methods A cross-sectional design with a convenience sample of 280 participants was randomly selected from hospitals. The tool included the use of a paper questionnaire or scanning the barcode at nursing stations; a reliable, adopted tool was used in this study. Results Out of 280 participants, six (2.1%) had poor knowledge, 96 (34.3%) had average knowledge, and 178 (63.6%) had good knowledge, with a mean score of 3.72±0.58. For practice, seven (2.5%) had poor, 225 (80.4%) had average, and 48 (17.1%) had good practice, with a mean score of 3.30±0.49. Both knowledge and practice scores were negatively correlated with non-specific back pain (rpb = -.393 and rpb = -.306, p < .001), respectively. Furthermore, sociodemographic characteristics did not significantly affect body mechanics knowledge and practice scores (p > 0.05) for all variables. Conclusion Nurses working in Jordanian hospitals had good knowledge of body mechanics but average practice. Higher knowledge and practice levels were correlated with less experience of non-specific back pain. Additionally, there was no significant difference in sociodemographic data between nurses with knowledge and practice scores.

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Relationship Between Back Pain With Nursing Activities and the Use of Body Mechanics Among Nurses Working in General Hospitals

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Knowledge of Body Mechanics Techniques and Associated Factors among Nurses Working in East Shewa Zone Public Hospitals, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2022

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