Improvements for preventing occupational injuries and low back pain in enterprises of waste management(Report 2). : Preventive effects of occupational injuries and low back pain.

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a public health problem worldwide and is a common cause of work-related disorder among workers, especially in the nursing profession. Recruitment and retention of nurses is a challenge, and the nursing shortage has been exacerbated by the burden of occupational injuries such as LBP and related disabilities. The physiotherapy clinical records revealed that caseload of nurses presenting for the management of LBP was increasing. The prevalence and factors associated with LBP were unclear.Methods: A cross-sectional study design with an analytic component was implemented. Data were collected utilising a self-administered questionnaire to determine the prevalence and factors associated with LBP among nurses at a regional hospital. Bivariate analyses were performed to determine the factors associated with LBP.Results: The point prevalence of current LBP in nurses was 59%. The highest prevalence was recorded among enrolled nurses (54%), respondents aged 30–39 (46%), overweight respondents (58%) and those working in obstetrics and gynaecology (49%). Bending (p = 0.002), prolonged position (p = 0.03) and transferring patients (p = 0.004) were strongly associated with LBP. Nurses with more than 20 years in the profession reported a high prevalence of LBP. The prevalence of LBP was higher among the participants who were on six-month rotations (76%) compared with those on yearly rotation (16%).Conclusion: A high proportion of nurses reported to have LBP. Occupational factors are strongly associated with LBP. Education programmes on prevention and workplace interventions are required in order to reduce occupational injuries.

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Prevalence and influencing factors of low back pain among nurses in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers of Nursing ◽

10.2478/fon-2020-0042 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 329-336

Author(s):

Dong-Yang Wang ◽

Yu-Yan Sun

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Influencing Factors ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Occupational Injuries ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Low Back ◽

China National Knowledge Infrastructure ◽

Daily Work

AbstractBackgroundLow back pain (LBP) is one of the most common occupational injuries that nurses experience in their daily work, which ultimately causes disability or difficulty in performing heavy physical activity. There is scarce information that presents a direct figure about the prevalence of LBP in Chinese nurses.ObjectiveTo systematically review and analyze the prevalence and influencing factors of LBP among nurses in China.MethodsRelated literature extracted from PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases were selected and reviewed based on the PRISMA guideline. Random effects models were used for data analysis, where heterogeneity was tested through I2. Egger's test was used to analyze the literature publication bias.ResultsThe combined data indicated that the prevalence of LBP among nurses in China was 78% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.72–0.83]. The prevalence of LBP among nurses in China has declined in the past decade. Nurses presented a high risk of LBP in terms of female (OR = 2.38, 95% CI = 1.23–3.44, P < 0.0001), married (OR = 2.79, 95% CI = 1.57–3.86, P < 0.0001), 24 ≤ BMI < 28 (OR = 2.03, 95% CI = 1.18–3.08, P < 0.0001), and working for more than ten >10 years (OR = 2.54, 95% CI = 2.03–3.32, P < 0.0001).ConclusionsThere is a high prevalence of LBP among nurses in China. Interventions that include healthy dietary habits and physical activity mainly focusing on female married nurses who are working for at least 10 years should be implemented. Furthermore, nurses ought to apply ergonomic principles for personal protection at the workplace.

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Primary preventive effects of a multifaceted workplace intervention on low back pain

Pain ◽

10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000274 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 156 (9) ◽

pp. 1583-1584 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Allard J. van der Beek

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Workplace Intervention ◽

Low Back ◽

Preventive Effects

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Ergonomic Antecedents and Disabling Construction Injuries

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting ◽

10.1177/154193120204601302 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 46 (13) ◽

pp. 1012-1016

Author(s):

Theodore K. Courtney ◽

Simon Matz ◽

Barbara S. Webster

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Foreign Body ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Occupational Injuries ◽

Low Back ◽

Eye Injuries ◽

Wrist Fractures ◽

The Us ◽

Construction Experience

The US construction industry comprises 5.4% of annual US employment but accounts for 7.8% of non-fatal occupational injuries. Little is kno-wn about construction injury disability and the contribution of ergonomics-related antecedents. The construction experience (n = 35,790) of a national worker's compensation insurer was analyzed. Disability duration (LOD) was calculated from indemnity payments data. Contributions of ergonomics-related antecedents to the most costly injuries were identified. The most frequent injuries were low back pain (15%), foreign body eye injuries (8.5%), and finger lacerations (4.8%). Back pain also accounted for the greatest percentage of costs (21.3%) and disability days (24.5%). The average LOD for an injured construction worker was 50 days (median = 7 days). Among the 5 most costly injuries, wrist fractures had the longest LOD (mean = 247, median = 38). Ergonomics-related antecedents were typically cited as the injury causing event in 4 of the 5 most costly injuries.

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Risk Factors of Low Back Pain Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy

Archives of Occupational Health ◽

10.18502/aoh.v3i2.672 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sajjad Samiei ◽

Mahsa Alefi ◽

Zahra Alaei ◽

Reza Pourbabaki

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

Occupational Injuries ◽

Lumbar Region ◽

Low Back ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Inference System ◽

Neuro Fuzzy

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most common factors that lead to occupational injuries among hospital staff. Considering the key role of hospital staffs in providing health services to patients, this study was conducted to assess risk factors that are effective on low back pain and the use of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model to predict it. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 90 nurses of the Isfahan hospitals in 2018. First, the risk factors that affect pain in the lumbar region was assessed, then a model with the precision of 0.91% to predict low back pain was developed using the ANFIS by the MATLAB2016a software. Results: First, linear regression model showed four risk factors repetitive movements, long-standing, bending of the back, and carrying heavy objects were the most significant ones compared to other risk factors associated with musculoskeletal disorders. After a study of these risk factors in the ANFIS, various tests were conducted and the best model with a confidence level of 91% was selected as the model. Conclusion: The ANFIS can be used as an appropriate tool to predict lower back pain.

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Prevalence of low back pain among working Ethiopian population: A systematic review and meta-analysis

10.1101/2020.11.29.20238170 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Amanuel Godana Arero ◽

Godana Arero ◽

Shimels Hussien Mohammed ◽

Sahar Eftekhari

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Occupational Injuries ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Population Based ◽

Bibliographic Databases ◽

Low Back ◽

Working Population ◽

Meta Analyses

AbstractBackground and objectiveLow back pain (LBP) as musculoskeletal disorder remains a common health problem and is one of the most prevalent occupational injuries affecting adults living in both developed and developing countries. To increase the power and improve the estimates of the prevalence of LBP among the working Ethiopian population, a comprehensive meta-analysis was carried out.MethodsA comprehensive systematic literature search was conducted in multiple international electronic bibliographic databases such as Web of Science, Pub Med, EMBASE, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Population-based Studies into the Prevalence of LBP among the working population living in Ethiopia were included. Methodological quality for included studies was appraised using an adapted tool. Meta-analyses, Meta-regression, and sensitivity analysis were conducted. Funnel plot symmetry visualization followed by Begg’s rank correlation and Egger’s regression asymmetry test methods were performed to detect the existence of publication bias. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed by using the Cochrane Q and I2-statistics.ResultsIn all 719 articles were identified and 13 articles with 6513 participants met the inclusion criteria for meta-analyses after filtering. The pooled point and twelve-month prevalence of LBP among working Ethiopian population was 49% (95% CI 40; 58) and 56% (95% CI 49; 62) respectively.ConclusionThe results showed a high prevalence of LBP among working Ethiopian population, especially among Teachers. We believe that Prevention strategies addressing the early onset of LBP among the working population would most likely be the answer to the burden of LBP on future economies in Ethiopia.

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