Risk factors for low back pain among the elementary school students, using penalized logistic regression, Iran

Rezapur-Shahkolai, Forouzan; Gheysvandi, Elham; Tapak, Leili; Dianat, Iman; Karimi‐Shahanjarini, Akram; Heidarimoghadam, Rashid

doi:10.4178/epih.e2020039

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“…This phase comprises predisposing factors (knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, beliefs), reinforcing factors (family, peer, teacher influences) as well as enabling factors (availability of resources, skills) [ 22 ]. Some studies, including the studies, done by the research team of current study, reported high prevalence of musculoskeletal pains and effects of some risk factors and predictors on them [ 23 , 24 ]. Some of these predictors are knowledge and beliefs of care for back and spine, posture and ergonomics and other cognitive factors like perceived self-efficacy, perceived benefits, perceived barriers and intention behavior [ 7 , 25 – 28 ].…”

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“…This study is part of a larger research project conducted on musculoskeletal pain and its risk factors [ 23 , 24 ]. We found that backpack carrying behaviors and the sitting postures were among the factors associated with musculoskeletal pain, so in the present study we examined the factors associated with these two important behaviors, using Health Promotion Models including PRECEDE and Health Belief.…”

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Identification of factors related to behaviors associated with musculoskeletal pain among elementary students

Rezapur-Shahkolai

Gheysvandi

Karimi‐Shahanjarini

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BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background Musculoskeletal pains are among evident health problems in children and adolescents. Backpack carrying behaviors and the sitting postures are among behavioral factors associated with musculoskeletal pain in schoolchildren. Therefore, this study aims to identify the factors related to these important musculoskeletal behaviors, using Health Promotion Models. Methods In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was created based on PRECEDE Model and Health Belief Model and was administered to 673 Iranian students, whom were selected randomly from elementary schools of Hamadan, Iran, in 2018. Results The findings of the study revealed that proper sitting postures and backpack carrying were 42 and 33%, respectively. The findings also showed that predisposing factors including perceived susceptibility (p < 0.05, β = 0.219), perceived severity (p < 0.05, β = 0.166), perceived barriers (p < 0.05, β = − 0.191), perceived self-efficacy (p < 0.05, β = 0.188) and also enabling factors (p < 0.05, β = 0.329) were significantly related to sitting behaviors. Moreover, backpack carrying behaviors had significant relationships with predisposing factors of perceived susceptibility (p < 0.05, β = 0.198), perceived barriers (p < 0.05, β = − 0.258), perceived self-efficacy (p < 0.05, β = 0.185) and reinforcing factors (p < 0.05, β = 0.208). Conclusions It seems necessary for future preventive programs to take factors of musculoskeletal pains among children and adolescents into account.

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Identification of factors related to behaviors associated with musculoskeletal pain among elementary students

Rezapur-Shahkolai

Gheysvandi

Karimi‐Shahanjarini

et al. 2021

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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“…The binary logistic regression results we present further strengthen the evidence that lifetime prevalence of LBP increases with age, with an odds ratio (OR) of 2.1 (95% CI= 1.36–2.86) for older age, in agreement with earlier findings [ 2 , 7 , 9 ]. For instance, in Rezapur-Shahkolai et al [ 26 ], students (7–12 years old) reported LBP in the last month, with an OR of 3.08 (95% CI: 1.80–5.26) for older age.…”

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Prevalence of Low Back Pain among Primary School Students from the City of Valencia (Spain)

2021

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It is well-known that low back pain (LBP) prevalence is high among school-age children. However, literature concerning the initial onset of back pain between the ages of three and eleven years is scarce. The present study aims to analyze the prevalence of LBP in kindergarten and primary school students. A total of 278 (9.9 ± 2.1 years old; 52.2% girls) students from two public kindergartens and primary schools in Valencia (Spain) participated in this cross-sectional study. The Nordic questionnaire on LBP was used to assess the onset and duration of LBP symptoms. The lifetime prevalence of LBP was 47.5% (n = 132), the last year’s prevalence was 44.2% (n = 123), and last week’s prevalence was 18.8% (n = 50). Boys and girls reported a lifetime prevalence of 52.3% (n = 64) and 47.7% (n = 63) (p = 0.186, Fisher’s exact test, 2-sided), respectively. By age group, lifetime episodes of LBP became more prevalent with increasing age (p < 0.001, Fisher’s exact test, 2-sided). In summary, our findings show that LBP increases with age and further strengthens the evidence that LBP onset could start as young as 10 years of age.

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“…A large number of previous researches on the topic of carrying a school bag for school-age children have been focused on the identification of risk factors that are related to weight, back curvature, the presence of pain, exhaustion and the appearance of fatigue using statistical indicators. [20][21][22][23][24][25] However, a small number of authors considered that the role of parents in solving this problem is crucial [26][27][28] and that it can significantly contribute to ensuring unhindered growth and development during the child's educational process.…”

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Parents' knowledge and attitudes when choosing their children's school bag: An introductory study

Laštro¹,

Muftić²,

Ponorac³

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Scripta Medica

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Background/Aim: A school bag is a device whose purpose is to store things that are necessary for a child in performing daily productive activities. The aim of the research was to examine how much parents are informed about the school bag and which specifications are crucial when choosing a school bag for their children. Material and methods: The prospective study included 150 parents of students aged 11 to 12 from Banja Luka. For the purposes of the research, a questionnaire with closed and open questions was used. Results: More than 97 % of the surveyed parents belonged to the age range of 30 to 49 years. The largest number of surveyed parents have had secondary education 44 %, but the number of university-educated parents was also very high 39.3 %. Ninety-six percent of students used a backpack. School bags in 97.4 % of cases were purchased in stores. Only in 10 % of cases, school bags fully meet the basic criteria. In the remaining 90 % of cases, there was an absence of at least one or more desired characteristics. Using the Chi-squared test (ch2 = 245.45; p < 0.001), a significant difference between the desired and the achieved result was statistically proven. 77.3 % of parents did not receive information about the school bag. Salespeople (11.3 %), other parents and friends (9.3 %) were the main source of information before purchasing a school bag. In the future, 54 % of parents would like to get information about the school bag through lectures and practical workshops for children and parents. Conclusion: Greater information enables adequate selection and reduces the possibility of marketing tricks and influences on consumers when choosing the desired product such as a school bag. Parents have an important role to play in ensuring unhindered growth and development during the educational process and in raising children's awareness and supervision of the proper use of the school bag.

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Risk factors for low back pain among the elementary school students, using penalized logistic regression, Iran

Cited by 14 publications

References 43 publications

Identification of factors related to behaviors associated with musculoskeletal pain among elementary students

Identification of factors related to behaviors associated with musculoskeletal pain among elementary students

Prevalence of Low Back Pain among Primary School Students from the City of Valencia (Spain)

Parents' knowledge and attitudes when choosing their children's school bag: An introductory study

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