Individual and Occupational Factors Associated With Low Back Pain: The First-ever Occupational Health Study Among Bangladeshi Online Professionals

Objective: The aim of this research was conducted determination of factors associated with low back pain in a population of cleaning workers. Methods: The research was carried out in the cleaning workers of İzmir Konak Municipality, without reaching any sampling method, and was applied to 318 workers who agreed to work. The data were collected between February and March 2014. Introductory information form, Oswestry functional disability form and Visual analog scale (VAS) were applied to each worker. Results: In this study, according to the result of Spearman Correlation analysis, it is seen that there is a significant and positive relationship between the oswestry functional disability form and VAS. As a result of Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis analysis; economic status, rolling weight lifting and carrying, leaning weight lifting and alcohol consumption were found to be risk factors for low back pain. Conclusion: Low back pain has become a global public health problem for cleaners. For workers, their health deterioration has become an economic loss. For this reason, the occupational health doctor and the occupational health nurse should make screenings to protect and improve the waist health of the employees; It should carry out studies consisting of health education, educational programs and information in a multidisciplinary approach.

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Occupational factors associated with low back pain in urban taxi drivers

Occupational Medicine ◽

10.1093/occmed/kqi125 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 55 (7) ◽

pp. 535-540 ◽

Cited By ~ 78

Author(s):

Jiu-Chiuan Chen ◽

Wen-Ruey Chang ◽

Wushou Chang ◽

David Christiani

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

Occupational Factors ◽

Taxi Drivers ◽

Factors Associated

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Incidence And Study of Occupational Factors Associated With Low Back Pain In Dentists In Pune Region India

IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences ◽

10.9790/0853-0320812 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 8-12

Author(s):

Sayli Paldhikar

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

Occupational Factors ◽

Factors Associated

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Low back pain characterized by muscle resistance and occupational factors associated with nursing

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0104-1169.3321.2428 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 386-393 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Rafael de Souza Petersen ◽

Maria Helena Palucci Marziale

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Vertebral Column ◽

Treatment Strategies ◽

Resistance Test ◽

Low Back ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Occupational Factors ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Extensor Muscles

OBJECTIVE: to identify the occupational factors associated with low back pain using a surveillance tool and to characterize the low back pain by the resistance of the extensor muscles of the vertebral column among nursing professionals at an Intensive Care Unit.METHODS: Cross-sectional study. The workers answered a questionnaire about occupational factors and participated in a resistance test of the extensor muscles of the vertebral column. Associations were established through Student's T-test or Mann-Whitney's U-test and correlations using Pearson's test.RESULTS: Out of 48 participants, 32 (67%) suffered from low pain. For the resistance test, the subjects suffering from low back pain endured less time in comparison with asymptomatic subjects, but without significant differences (p=0.147). The duration of the pain episode showed a significant negative correlation (p=0.016) with the results of the resistance test though. The main factors identified as causes of low back pain were biomechanical and postural elements, conditions of the muscle structure and physical and organizational conditions.CONCLUSIONS: the main occupational factors associated with the low back pain were the posture and the characteristics of the physical and organizational conditions. In addition, the extensor muscles of the column showed a trend towards lesser resistance for workers in pain. This evidence is important when considering prevention and treatment strategies.

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