Prevalence and factors associated to low back pain among hospital staff

Béjia, I.; Younès, M.; Jamila, Hadj Belgacem; Khalfallah, Taoufik; Salem, Kamel Ben; Touzi, M.; Akrout, Mohamed; Bergaoui, N.

doi:10.1016/j.jbspin.2004.06.001

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“…Work experience of the respondents was associated with low back pain; for those with years of service greater or equal to twelve years (p=0.035). A similar link has been found in Tunisia (p=0.007) (9). Similar findings were also obtained from Gondar (AOR: 2.4; 95%CI (1.41, 4.19)).…”

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“…The point prevalence, or the percentage of people experiencing LBP at a given moment in time, was reported between 21.5% and 57% (4)(5)(6). One-year prevalence or LBP event in the past 12 months was reported between 37.8 and 61.3% (7)(8)(9). The 6-monthprevalence was reported between 40.8 and 42.6% (11,12),and the lifetime prevalence was reported between 61.6and 70% (5,8).As part of the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD), the Expert Group showed that low back pain is among the top ten high burden diseases and injuries, with an average number disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) higher than HIV, road injuries, tuberculosis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and preterm birth complications Until recently it was largely thought of as a problem confined to western countries but research performed during the last decade clearly showed that low back pain is also a major problem in low-and middle-income countries (5).…”

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Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors Among Adama Hospital Medical College Staff, Ethiopia

Deksisa¹

2015

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Back ground: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common work-related health problems among hospital workers. Work-related activities such as twisting, bending, sustained posture, repeated movements are regarded as associated risk factors for low back pain. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of Low Back Pain among hospital workers. Methodology: An institution based cross sectional survey design was conducted among employees in Adama Hospital Medical College (AHMC), Adama Ethiopia. Descriptive statistics, bivariate, and multiple regression analyses were performed. p<0.1 in univariate is considered for multivariate analysis and p<0.05 was used to define statistical significance. Result: Of 263, 137(52.1%) were males and 126(47.9%) were females. The result indicated that the mean and median age of the respondents were 33.5 and 33 years respectively. The life time prevalence of LBP was found to be 50.6% and the 12 month LBP prevalence was 41.4%. Staff not participating in any physical activity (exercise) were more likely to report presence of low back pain (AOR (Adjusted Odd Ratio)=1.75, CI, 1.02-3.02). On the other hand, staff who worked sitting more than 6 hours were associated with increased risk of low back pain(AOR=2.78, CI, 1.09-7.07). Perceived stress often increased risk of low back pain (AOR=2.60, CI, 1.06-6.36). Conclusion: LBP was significantly associated with the obesity, stressed often, those worked in seated position more than six hours and those with long year experience; but doing physical exercise has rather a preventive effect. The findings of this study suggest that primary prevention of LBP should be considered.

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Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors Among Adama Hospital Medical College Staff, Ethiopia

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2015

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“…A prevalência de dor lombar no último ano identificada nesta pesquisa deve ser considerada muito elevada e semelhante às encontradas em outros estudos 1,2,3,27,28,29,30 . Numa revisão de literatura envolvendo o período de 1966 a 1988, a prevalência de dor lombar no último ano variou entre 22% e 65% 27 .…”

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“…Schneider et al 28 investigaram a prevalência de dor nas costas em um estudo transversal com uma amostra representativa da população alemã trabalhadora e encontraram uma prevalência no ano de 60% de queixa de dor nas costas, resultado inferior ao de 71,5% encontrado neste estudo. Já em pesquisas realizadas entre trabalhadores houve uma variação de prevalência-ano de 52,1% no estudo transversal de Bejia et al 29 , onde foi investigada a presença de dor lombar em equipe hospitalar na Tunísia, a 74,6%, no estudo transversal de Rugelj 30 com fisioterapeutas na Eslovênia. Poucos estudos utilizaram o principal ponto de corte da presente investigação, mas Thomas et al 31 em coorte realizada com pacientes que já haviam participado de um estudo transversal, encontraram uma prevalência de 48% nos últimos três meses.…”

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“…No presente estudo verificou-se que as mulheres tiveram uma maior prevalência de dor lombar, concordando com outros estudos epidemiológicos como o de base populacional realizado na Turquia por Gilgil et al 33 , o estudo transversal de Bejia et al 29 , o estudo transversal de base populacional sobre dor lombar crônica realizado na zona urbana de Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, por Silva et al 18 e o estudo populacional de Papageorgiou et al 14 no Reino Unido. As mulheres apresentaram maiores queixas de dor possivelmente em decorrência de algumas características anátomo-funcionais, tais como menor massa óssea, menor resistência muscular e articulações mais instáveis, e em função de sua força muscular ser 30% menor do que a dos homens, em média 34 .…”

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Dor lombar em usuários de um plano de saúde: prevalência e fatores associados

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Low back pain prevalence and risk factors among health workers in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Amer

2020

Journal of Occupational Health

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Objectives Low back pain (LBP) has a major impact on health workers, and its prevalence and risk factors among them in Saudi Arabia have been investigated previously. However, the results have never been comprehensively reviewed. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta‐analysis of the available literature to identify the prevalence and risk factors of LBP among health workers in Saudi Arabia. Methods MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, and Saudi peer‐reviewed journals were searched for relevant literature. After quality assessment of the eligible articles, 18 studies targeting seven occupational categories, with a total number of 5345 health workers, were analyzed. Results Pooled prevalence rates of 40.8% (n = 7 studies), 65.0% (n = 13 studies), and 81.4% (n = 2 studies) were obtained for week, year, and career, respectively, across all professional groups. Nurses and physical therapists were more susceptible to LBP, in that order, than the other categories considering week and career periods. Age, body mass index, and female gender were the most commonly reported individual risk factors. Occupational risk factors mainly included work‐related activities requiring back bending and twisting, lifting and pulling objects, and manual patient‐handling. Conclusions The results of this review indicate that LBP is highly prevalent among health workers in Saudi Arabia when compared with international rates. Proper prophylactic measures are necessary to reduce LBP and minimize its consequences. Further high‐quality research is needed in different Saudi regions to achieve a broader understanding of LBP prevalence and causes.

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Prevalence and factors associated to low back pain among hospital staff

Cited by 154 publications

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Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors Among Adama Hospital Medical College Staff, Ethiopia

Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors Among Adama Hospital Medical College Staff, Ethiopia

Dor lombar em usuários de um plano de saúde: prevalência e fatores associados

Low back pain prevalence and risk factors among health workers in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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