Overall studies showed that nursing activities conferred increased risk for , and were associated with back disorders regardless of nursing technique , personal characteristics , and non-work-related factors .
Patient h and ling appears to confer the highest risk , but other nursing duties are also associated with elevated risk , and confound dose – response assessment s related to patient h and ling alone .
A threshold of nursing activities below which the risk of back disorders is not elevated has not been established .
Abstract Background : Although non-specific low back pain ( LBP ) is known to be multifactorial , studies from across the globe have documented their higher prevalence in nurses .
This systematic review was conducted to ascertain whether this much-documented association constitutes a causal relationship , and whether there is a discernible threshold of exposures associated with this elevated risk .
A study of work stress, patient handling activities and the risk of low back pain among nurses in Hong Kong.
RATIONALE Low back pain ( LBP ) remains a common and costly problem among the nursing profession . Several studies have indicated that LBP is attributed to mentally straining or dem and ing work , fatigue or exhaustion or general work satisfaction . AIMS This study aims to measure the magnitude of LBP among Hong Kong nurses and its association with the work-related psychological strain and patients h and ling activities . RESEARCH METHODS AND MEASURES : A cross-sectional study of Hong Kong hospital nurses was conducted . Three hundred and seventy-seven nurses were recruited from six district hospitals . They were registered nurses or enrolled nurses working full-time for at least 1 month in the current ward . One hundred and seventy-eight ( 47.2 % ) study subjects were r and omly selected from two district hospitals and 199 ( 52.8 % ) study nurses made up the convenience sample . Possible bias from psychological distress , socio-demographics and lifestyle factors was controlled for . Data were collected by face-to-face interviews . The data included work factors ( both psychological stress and patient h and ling activities related to work ) , demographics , psychological distress and lifestyle factors and the occurrence of LBP . RESULTS Of the 377 nurses interviewed , 153 ( 40.6 % ) reported having LBP within the last 12 months . With symptoms of LBP as the outcome , risks were increased where nurses self-reported that they only occasionally or never enjoyed their work [ adjusted odds ratio ( OR ) 2.07 ] , where frequent manual repositioning of patients on the bed was required ( adjusted OR 1.84 ) and where they were required to assist patients while walking ( adjusted OR 2.11 ) after adjustment for other potential confounders . CONCLUSION The results indicate that an association exists between work stress , manual lifting and LBP prevalence . The main route to prevention of LBP among nurses is likely to lie in improved ergonomics and psychological health in their work place . Good posture and correct transferring techniques in ward situations should be reinforced with h and s-on practice performed on nurses ' common types of clients
Overall studies showed that nursing activities conferred increased risk for , and were associated with back disorders regardless of nursing technique , personal characteristics , and non-work-related factors .
Patient h and ling appears to confer the highest risk , but other nursing duties are also associated with elevated risk , and confound dose – response assessment s related to patient h and ling alone .
A threshold of nursing activities below which the risk of back disorders is not elevated has not been established .
Abstract Background : Although non-specific low back pain ( LBP ) is known to be multifactorial , studies from across the globe have documented their higher prevalence in nurses .
This systematic review was conducted to ascertain whether this much-documented association constitutes a causal relationship , and whether there is a discernible threshold of exposures associated with this elevated risk .