Prevalence of low back pain in Chinese nurses:a Meta-analysis

VernacularTitle:国内护理人员腰背痛患病率的Meta分析
Author: Liya JIN ; Man JIA ; Feizhu XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Low back pain; Prevalence; Nurse; Meta-analysis
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;29(20):45-47
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the prevalence of low back pain in Chinese nurses.Methods We searched PubMed,Springer,OVID,CNKI,Wanfang,and VIP databases for relevant studies.Pooled estimates were summarized by meta-analysis.Results The pooled low back pain prevalence for all studies was 72％(65％～79％).We also obtained the estimates according to different study characteristics,such as working department,seniority,study published year and study quality.Conclusions The incidence of low back pain of Chinese nurses is high.The problem is more serious among nurses working in ICU,the longer the working years,the higher incidence of low back pain.