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 .
Primary Prevention of Back Symptoms and Absence from Work: A Prospective Randomized Study Among Hospital Employees
The personnel at a geriatric hospital were r and omized into two groups . One group was allowed to exercise during working hours to improve back muscle strength , endurance , and coordination . The other group did not participate in the exercise program and received no further advice or information . After 13 months , the training group had increased back muscle strength . One subject had been absent from work 28 days in the training group whereas 12 subjects had been absent 155 days from work because of low back pain in the control group ( P<0.004 ) . The back pain complaints and intensity of back pain in the training group also decreased in a statistically significant way . Every hour spent by the physiotherapist on the training group reduced the work absence among the participants by 1.3 days , result ing in a cost/benefit ratio greater than 10
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 .