Prevalence of Low Back Symptom and Impact of Job Stress among Working Women as Clinical Nurses in University Hospitals.
10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.5.484
- Author:
Kyung Jae LEE
1
;
Joo Ja KIM
;
Jeung Im KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Clinical nurse;
Lower back pain;
Stress
- MeSH:
Demography;
Female;
Hospitals, University;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Low Back Pain;
Odds Ratio;
Prevalence;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Women, Working
- From:Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing
2011;17(5):484-490
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was aimed to investigate the impact of job stress on low back symptoms among Clinical nurses (CNs) in university hospital. METHODS: A total of 322 CNs employed in a hospital in Seoul were interviewed by a well-trained interviewer using the structured questionnaire. Data collected for this study includes demographics, social and work characteristics, low back symptoms, and job stress. To test the impact of job stress on low back symptoms, we used multiple logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: The prevalence of low back symptoms was 25.8% in this study. Low back symptoms differed significantly by factors, such as physical work burden, past history of injury and work duration. Also low back symptoms differed significantly by organizational system among independent variables of job stress. In a multiple logistic regression analysis, the odds ratio of organizational system to low back symptoms was 2.07 after an adjustment. CONCLUSION: This study showed that organizational system among job stress was a significant variable in explaining low back symptoms. We suggest the improvement of organizational system category as a preventive strategy for low back pain in CNs working in hospital.
