Low back pain and psychosocial factors in bus drivers

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 295-299
Author(s):  
Vanessa Ferreira Bréder
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Bus Drivers

scholarly journals Psychosocial Factors in the Development of Low Back Pain Among Professional Drivers

Organizacija ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friderika Kresal ◽  
Tine Bertoncel ◽  
Maja Meško
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Bus Drivers ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Professional Drivers ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background and purpose: Professional drivers as a group are exposed to high risk of developing low back pain due to ergonomic factors and work conditions. The purpose of the study was to examine to what extent the low back pain occurs among Slovene professional drivers as a result of the development of various psychosocial factors. Methodology: The study involved 275 respondents (professional bus drivers, car/van drivers, international truck/lorry drivers, and ambulance car drivers). Hypotheses were tested using multivariate statistical method (regression analysis) and analysis of variance. Data were collected by structured questionnaire comprised of three parts: socio-demographic data, basic psychosocial factors causing low back pain, and incidence, duration and severity of low back pain as a result of psychosocial risk factors, was implemented. Results: The results of quantitative survey suggest that low back pain is mostly caused by lifting and carrying heavy loads, inadequate working conditions, poor physical fitness, regular nights out, shift work, and stress. Only the impact of gender on low back pain distress among professional drivers was confirmed, predominantly among bus drivers and lorry drivers on international routes. Low back pain occurrence was less common, albeit not statistically significant, among professional drivers of vans and passenger cars. Conclusion: Our study suggests that psychosocial factors are also important cause for the development of low back pain among professional drivers and can limit the quality of their social and professional lives.

Shared and Independent Associations of Psychosocial Factors on Work Status Among Men With Subacute Low Back Pain

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 409-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
William S. Shaw ◽  
Adrienne Means-Christensen ◽  
Mark A. Slater ◽  
Thomas L. Patterson ◽  
John S. Webster ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Work Status ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Subacute Low Back Pain

scholarly journals AB1076 Low back pain in turkish bus drivers: pilot study

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZB Karakoc ◽  
Z Sarı ◽  
F Koroglu ◽  
M Aamir RashediBonab ◽  
S Karakas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Bus Drivers

scholarly journals Factors associating with disability of non-specific low back pain in different subgroups: A hierarchical linear regression analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Miki ◽  
Daisuke Higuchi ◽  
Tsuneo Takebayashi ◽  
Mina Samukawa
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Acute Group ◽  
Pain Catastrophising

AbstractThis study aimed to explore factors associating with disability, which means physical impairment affecting a person’s mobility, capacity, stamina, or agility, of non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) of the acute and non-acute groups. Two hundred thirty-five patients with NSLBP of less than 8 weeks’ duration as acute groups (n = 124) and more than 8 weeks’ duration as non-acute group (n = 111) were recruited. It was collected data on pain intensity, disability and psychosocial factors, including pain catastrophising, fear of movement and pain self-efficacy. Disability was measured Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed to analyse factors associating with disability of the acute and non-acute groups. The Result was that explanatory power increased with each additional variable of the order of demographic characteristics, pain intensity and psychosocial factors for both groups. Pain intensity, pain catastrophising and pain self-efficacy had significant explanatory power, with pain self-efficacy having the most significant association on the acute group. Only pain self-efficacy having the most significant association on disability of the non-acute group. In conclusion, the factors associating with disability differed depending on the duration of the disease, and pain self-efficacy might be one of the factors associating with disability of patients with NSLBP.

A Life-long Prospective Study on the Role of Psychosocial Factors in Neck-Shoulder and Low-Back Pain

Spine ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1056-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
E VIIKARI-JUNTURA ◽  
J VUORI ◽  
B A SILVERSTEIN ◽  
R KALIMO ◽  
E KUOSMA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Low Back

Are psychosocial factors associated with low-back pain among nursing personnel?

Work & Stress ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Gonge ◽  
Lone Donbæk Jensen ◽  
Jens Peter Bonde
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Nursing Personnel ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Knowledge of psychosocial factors associated with low back pain amongst health science students: a scoping review

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey L. Lewis ◽  
Patrick J. Battaglia
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Pain Education ◽  
Health Science Students ◽  
Factors Associated

Abstract Background Low back pain is a burden worldwide and biological, psychological, and social mechanisms play a role in its development and persistence. Current guidelines support care using the biopsychosocial model. However, biomedical constructs dominate clinician training, and it is unknown the extent to which health science students understand the psychosocial determinates of a patient’s low back pain. Therefore, the aim of this scoping review is to report health science students’ current knowledge of psychosocial factors associated with low back pain. Methods A scoping review framework was used to search electronic databases for research examining health science students’ knowledge of psychosocial factors associated with low back pain. The nature and findings of the studies are highlighted using the data charting tool. Each study was analyzed to determine the type of outcome measurement used. Scores were compared to minimum accepted scores, between disciplines, as education advanced, and after educational modules. Results Fourteen studies published between 2004 and 2019 were identified. Seven healthcare disciplines were represented. In total, 12 different measurement tools were utilized. In 9 studies students demonstrated inadequate knowledge of psychosocial factors associated with low back pain. Three tools compared disciplines and nationalities. Three tools were associated with practice behavior. Eight studies showed improvement as students’ education advanced, and 3 studies demonstrated improvements in knowledge after implementation of pain education modules of varied lengths. Of those, two showed significant improvement. Conclusions Health science students in these studies had substandard understanding of psychosocial factors associated with low back pain. Dedicated pain education has the potential to improve low back pain understanding, resulting in more guideline appropriate care recommendation.

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