Prevalence and Associated Factors of Low Back Pain among Clinicians of A Major Referral Hospital
- Author:
Alsiddiky AbdulMonem
;
Algarni Nizar
;
Alluhaidan Abdullaha
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Low back pain;
clinicians;
consultants;
associated factors & referral hospital
- MeSH:
Low Back Pain;
Life Style;
Nurse Clinicians
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2015;70(1):12-17
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Objectives: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common
health problems faced by health care professionals due to
their occupational lifestyle. This study aimed to quantify the
prevalence of LBP among clinicians, and to identify its
associated factors.
Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in King
Khalid University Hospital (KKUH) among 460 clinicians
from different specialties. A validated questionnaire of 21
items was used to collect data. Chi-square test and odds
ratios were used to observe and measure the association
between categorical variables. Binary logistic regression by
Wald method was used to identify independent factors
associated with LBP (yes/no).
Results: The prevalence of LBP was found to be 59.4% (244)
with 38% of them reported as severe. The distribution of
prevalence among consultants, registrars and residents was
110 (45.1%), 91 (37.3%) and 43 (17.6%) respectively. Out of
114 (46.7%) surgeons who suffer from LBP we found,
orthopaedic surgeons had 10.2% prevalence of LBP. Male
clinician (odds ratio: 1.7; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.1-
2.8), consultant (4.1; 95% CI: 2.1-8.3), registrar (2.2; 95% CI:
1.2-4.2), more than 10 hours/week near bedside (1.8; 95% CI:
1.1-3.0), bending backwards at work (8.3; 95% CI: 5.1-13.4)
and pulling objects during work (3.1; 95% CI: 1.7-5.6) were
found to be independent statistically significant associated
factors of LBP.
Conclusion: The high prevalence of LBP among clinicians
and its associated factors indicates that clinicians should
maintain good posture and avoid sudden movements during
working hours in hospital to reduce this occupational health
problem.
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