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 .
Work related characteristics of back and neck pain among employees of a Swiss University Hospital.
OBJECTIVES 1 ) To explore the staff- and work-related risk factors for spinal pain among hospital employees , 2 ) to investigate the effect of staff- and work-related variables on the consequences of spinal pain , such as doctor visits and sick leave . METHODS A mailed survey was carried out in a r and om sample of 2700 employees stratified for occupational categories ( administration staff , nurses , nurse assistants , physicians , support staff and allied health professionals ) . The question naire measured self-reported spinal pain , consequences of pain , and work characteristics . RESULTS The response rate was 48.1 % ( 1298/2700 ) . The one-year prevalence of spinal pain was 67.3 % , highest among nurses ( 75.6 % ) and lowest among support staff ( 54.9 % ) . Reported work characteristics associated with spinal pain included frequent work at a poorly adapted work station ( odds ratio ( OR ) 1.90 [ 1.24 - 2.93 ] ) and having to maintain a position for a long time ( OR 1.71 [ 1.25 - 2.34 ] ) . No significant correlations were observed with lifting , patient h and ling , material h and ling , or working on nightshift . Sickness leave due to spinal pain was significantly associated with duration of pain episode ( OR 4.08 for>3 months compared to less than 10 days ) , and with work categories ( OR 2.58 for nurse assistants compared to nurses ) . CONCLUSION In this population of hospital employees , being a nurse , working at a poorly adapted work place , and having to maintain positions for a long time were related independently to spinal pain . Nurse assistants had a higher risk of work absenteeism
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 .