Occupational risk factors of low back pain in nurses
10.11763/j.issn.2095-2619.2019.02.011
- Author:
Junxiao WU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Nanyang Medical University Nanyang, Henan 473061, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nurse;
Low back pain;
Occupational factors;
Risk factor;
Length of service;
Working posture
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2019;46(02):194-197
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the prevalence and occupational risk factors of low back pain in nurses. METHODS: A random sampling method was used to select 648 female nurses from 8 hospitals as study subjects. The self-designed Questionnaire on Low Back Pain in Nurses was used to investigate the conditions of low back pain and analyze its occupational risk factors. RESULTS: The prevalence rate of low back pain in nurses was 63.0%(408/648). Among them, 28.2%(115/408) of nurses with low back pain had a definite diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation and 90.7%(370/408) developed low back pain after nursing work. The multivariate logistic analysis showed that the nurses with younger age, shorter length of service, higher body mass index and higher frequency of lifting heavy objects, had the higher risk of low back pain(P<0.05). The nurses who rotated their trunk, carried patients, and assisted bedridden patients to change their positions during nursing operations had a relatively higher risk of low back pain(P<0.01). CONCLUSION: The length of service and poor working posture are the occupational risk factors of low back pain in nurses.