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 .
Personal and job-related factors as determinants of incidence of back injuries among nursing personnel.
The purpose of this multicenter prospect i ve cohort study was to assess personal and job-related factors as determinants of incidence of reported  back injuries among nurses . The study population included 5,649 nurses who were surveyed by question naire  and then observed for a 12-month study period . An annual injury rate of 4.9 % was observed . Four factors were found to be significant ( P less than .01 ) predictors of back injury . All four factors -- service area , lifting , job category , and previously reported back injury -- maintain significance when a forward stepping model of logistic regression is applied . The adjusted odds ratios observed are 4.26 for service areas where lifting occurs most as compared with areas where lifting occurs least ; 2.19 for daily lifters v light , occasional , and nonlifters ; 1.77 for nursing aides v registered nurses and supervisory personnel ; and 1.73 for individuals who have previously reported back injury v those who have not reported previous injury . These findings strongly suggest that job-related rather than personal characteristics are the major predictors of back injury in nurses
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 .