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Increased low back pain risk in nurses with high workload for patient care: A questionnaire survey
- Source :
- Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vol 55, Iss 4, Pp 525-529 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2016.
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Abstract
- Objective: To examine whether the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) increased in hospital nurses with high patient care workload. Materials and Methods: A structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on the prevalence of LBP and its associated factors from 788 registered nurses from a medical center in Taiwan. Results: Among all nurses with eligible questionnaires, 567 (72.0%) had LBP. Mean daily hours of working, standing, and walking were persistently longer in the LBP group. Results from multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that daily working for 1 hour longer is linked to a 35% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 2–78%) greater risk of LBP. Compared with
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10284559
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.83795cbc284cbfb39bec94469a6441
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjog.2016.06.013