ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2011
Rural workers' experience of low back pain: exploring why they continue to work.
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- A systematic review and meta-synthesis of the impact of low back pain on people's lives.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2014Pooled it
- A randomized controlled trial investigating effects of an individualized pedometer driven walking program on chronic low back pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Trial
- Co-Designing a Consumer-Centred Educational Resource to Assist Australian Farmers with the Management of Persistent Pain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- A perspective on the role of language about pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Trunk Muscle Coactivation in People with and without Low Back Pain during Fatiguing Frequency-Dependent Lifting Activities.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- What is pain: Are cognitive and social features core components?Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2021Review
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- Get 'Er Done: Experiences of Canadian Farmers Living with Chronic Low Back Disorders.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2019Article
- The Need for School Nursing in Spain: A Mixed Methods Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Musculoskeletal discomfort among Canadian bovine practitioners: Prevalence, impact on work, and perception of physically demanding tasks.The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2018Article
- Socio-Cultural Factors and Experience of Chronic Low Back Pain: a Spanish and Brazilian Patients' Perspective. A Qualitative Study.PloS one · 2016Article
- Experiences of work and sickness absence in employees with depression: an interpretative phenomenological analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2014Article
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Abstract
introductionMany New Zealand rural workers have repeated low back pain (LBP) episodes yet continue to work. We wanted to find out why, given that other manual workers with LBP often end up on long term sick leave or permanently disabled.
methodsOur primarily qualitative approach used mixed methods to investigate rural workers with non-specific LBP. Participants (n = 33) were surveyed for demographic data, the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and the General Self Efficacy Scale followed by one-to-one semi-structured interviews. Analysis ranged from descriptive content to detailed qualitative Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.
resultsParticipants had high self efficacy scores, positive perceptions about LBP but strong beliefs that LBP is lifelong. Four distinct themes emerged. "Thinking with my head before my back" and "Knowing the risks" described participants' innovation regarding job modifications. "Just carry on" and "Love of the land" related to stoical resilience and commitment to something more than employment.
conclusionsThis rural workforce adopts a 'can do' attitude to work, managing LBP within the context of having job control and flexible work practices. IMPLICATIONS: Rehabilitation interventions promoting job control and targeting positive attitudes towards getting on with work, whilst accepting LBP as part of everyday life, may have merit for other workers with LBP.
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