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Factors associated with disabling low back pain among nursing personnel at a medical centre in Japan: a comparative cross-sectional survey.
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- Association of Low Back Pain with Shift Work: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Interactive Low Back Pain Intervention Module Based on the Back School Program: A Cluster-Randomized Experimental Study Evaluating Its Effectiveness among Nurses in Public Hospitals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Musculoskeletal disorders in nursing staff.World journal of methodology · 2025Article
- Unraveling the Psychological Pathways Between Job Strain and Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Mediating Roles of Work-Related Fatigue and Burnout Among Hospital Nurses.Journal of nursing management · 2025Article
- Low back pain in medical workers and its influencing factors.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Associations between Combined Psychological and Lifestyle Factors with Pain Intensity and/or Disability in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- An Exploration of the Influence of Non-Biomechanical Factors on Lifting-Related LBP.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Association Between Low Back Pain, Workaholism, and Work Engagement in Japanese Hospital Workers: A Quantitative Cross-sectional Study.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
- Fear-Avoidance Beliefs, Kinesiophobia, and Disability Risk Among Indians with Spine Pain.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2022Article
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- Presenteeism and Associated Factors Among Nursing Personnel with Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of pain research · 2020Article
- Risk of work-related health problems among community health agents.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTReview
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Abstract
objectivesLow back pain (LBP) is a common cause of disability among nursing personnel. Although many studies regarding the risk factors for LBP among nursing staff have focused on the physical load at work, multidimensional assessments of risk factors are essential to identify appropriate preventive strategies. We aimed to investigate the association of multidimensional factors (individual, physical, psychological and occupational) with disabling LBP among nursing personnel in Japan.
designObservational study with comparative cross-sectional design.
settingData were collected using the self-administered questionnaire at a tertiary medical centre.
participantsAfter excluding participants with missing variables, 718 nursing personnel were included in the analysis. OUTCOME MEASURES: A self-administered questionnaire assessed individual characteristics, rotating night shift data, severity of LBP, previous episode of LBP, sleep problem, kinesiophobia (Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia), depressive condition (K6), physical flexibility and frequency of lifting at work. A logistic regression model was used to evaluate the factors associated with disabling LBP (LBP interfering with work) among nursing personnel.
resultsOf all participants, 110 (15.3%) reported having disabling LBP. The multivariable logistic regression analysis after adjustment for several confounding factors showed that kinesiophobia (highest tertile, adjusted OR (aOR): 6.13, 95% CI : 3.34 to 11.27), previous episode of LBP (aOR: 4.31, 95% CI: 1.50 to 12.41) and insomnia (aOR: 1.66, 95% CI: 1.05 to 2.62) were significantly associated with disabling LBP.
conclusionsThe present study indicated that kinesiophobia, a previous episode of LBP, and sleep problems were associated with disabling LBP among nursing personnel. In the future, workplace interventions considering assessments of these factors may reduce the incidence of disabling LBP in nursing staff, although further prospective studies are needed.
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