Low Back Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Nursing Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background and Purpose:Low back pain (LBP) is a global health problem and one of the leading causes of disability. Also, LBP is a major occupational problem among nursing staff. The study aims to determine LBP, disability, quality of life (QoL), and the relationship between LBP and job-related risk...
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| description | Background and Purpose:Low back pain (LBP) is a global health problem and one of the leading causes of disability. Also, LBP is a major occupational problem among nursing staff. The study aims to determine LBP, disability, quality of life (QoL), and the relationship between LBP and job-related risk factors and dimensions of QoL in nurses.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study with a descriptive-analytic approach, eligible nurses working in teaching hospitals affiliated with Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences were included in the study by census method. Data were collected based on the demographic questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS), and Short-Form 36 (SF-36) health survey questionnaire. Data were analyzed (descriptive, logistic regression, spearman correlation) using SPSS software, version 23.
Results: This study included 402 nurses with a mean age of 36.47±7.1 years and employment mean of 11.83±6.4 years of an employment. The prevalence of LBP was 86.3% and the mean of pain intensity and disability were 4.8±2.7 and 30.4±17.4, respectively. The mean QoL components, such as physical and mental were 58.03±19.6 and 57.42±18.3, respectively. The factors that were significantly associated with LBP were body mass index (BMI) (P<0.0001), frequent bending (P=0.004), and workplace communication (P=0.008). LBP affected dimensions of QoL, especially physical function (P=0.008), role physical (P=0.02), general health (P<0.0001), and social function (P=0.03).
Conclusion: This study showed the high prevalence of LBP among nurses and the role of individual and workplace factors in the occurrence of LBP. Such cognition facilitates the design of an educational program and undertakes the targeted preventive actions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07fc23f693cd43019897b388b5f5c6f82024-10-03T03:26:17ZengMazandaran University of Medical Sciencesعلوم بهداشتی ایران2322-553X2322-47972023-03-011115966Low Back Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Nursing Personnel: A Cross-Sectional StudySeyedeh-Somayeh Kazemi0Sedigheh-Sadat Tavafian1Alireza Hidarnia2Ali Montazeri3Rahman Panahi4 Department of Public Health, School of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Department of Health Education & Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Health Education & Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Health Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. Department of Health Education & Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Background and Purpose:Low back pain (LBP) is a global health problem and one of the leading causes of disability. Also, LBP is a major occupational problem among nursing staff. The study aims to determine LBP, disability, quality of life (QoL), and the relationship between LBP and job-related risk factors and dimensions of QoL in nurses. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study with a descriptive-analytic approach, eligible nurses working in teaching hospitals affiliated with Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences were included in the study by census method. Data were collected based on the demographic questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS), and Short-Form 36 (SF-36) health survey questionnaire. Data were analyzed (descriptive, logistic regression, spearman correlation) using SPSS software, version 23. Results: This study included 402 nurses with a mean age of 36.47±7.1 years and employment mean of 11.83±6.4 years of an employment. The prevalence of LBP was 86.3% and the mean of pain intensity and disability were 4.8±2.7 and 30.4±17.4, respectively. The mean QoL components, such as physical and mental were 58.03±19.6 and 57.42±18.3, respectively. The factors that were significantly associated with LBP were body mass index (BMI) (P<0.0001), frequent bending (P=0.004), and workplace communication (P=0.008). LBP affected dimensions of QoL, especially physical function (P=0.008), role physical (P=0.02), general health (P<0.0001), and social function (P=0.03). Conclusion: This study showed the high prevalence of LBP among nurses and the role of individual and workplace factors in the occurrence of LBP. Such cognition facilitates the design of an educational program and undertakes the targeted preventive actions.http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-881-en.htmlnurselow back paindisabilityquality of life (qol) |
| spellingShingle | Seyedeh-Somayeh Kazemi Sedigheh-Sadat Tavafian Alireza Hidarnia Ali Montazeri Rahman Panahi Low Back Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Nursing Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study علوم بهداشتی ایران nurse low back pain disability quality of life (qol) |
| title | Low Back Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Nursing Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Low Back Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Nursing Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Low Back Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Nursing Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low Back Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Nursing Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Low Back Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Nursing Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | low back pain disability and quality of life in nursing personnel a cross sectional study |
| topic | nurse low back pain disability quality of life (qol) |
| url | http://jhs.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-881-en.html |
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