Do Psychological Factors Increase the Risk for Low Back Pain Among Nurses? A Comparing According to Cross-sectional and Prospective Analysis.
- Author:
Farideh SADEGHIAN
1
;
Samaneh HOSSEINZADEH
;
Roqayeh ALIYARI
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
longitudinal study;
low back pain;
nurse;
psychological;
risk factors
- MeSH:
Back Pain;
Data Collection;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hospitals, University;
Iran;
Logistic Models;
Longitudinal Studies;
Low Back Pain*;
Prevalence;
Prospective Studies*;
Psychology*;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Risk Factors
- From:Safety and Health at Work
2014;5(1):13-16
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: This study assesses influences of baseline psychological risk factors on prevalence of low back pain (LBP) at baseline and follow-up among nurses. METHODS: A prospective longitudinal study was performed at two phases, baseline and 1-year follow-up among 246 nurses of university hospitals in Shahroud, Iran. A standardized Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability questionnaire was used for data collection. Logistic regression was performed for analysis. RESULTS: At the baseline of the study, 58.9% of nurses reported back pain in the previous 12 months. Age (p = 0.001), belief that work causes pain (p = 0.022), and somatization tendency (p = 0.002) significantly increased risk of LBP. At 1-year follow-up, prevalence of LBP was 45.7% and expectation of back pain at baseline (p = 0.016) significantly increased risk of LBP in this phase (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Results indicate that risk factors for prevalence of back pain at baseline and 1-year follow-up are different. At baseline, the risk factors are age, belief that work causes pain, and somatization tendency, and at follow-up, expectation of pain is the major risk factor.
