The prevalence of low back pain and its associated factors among the nurses at Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre (SASMEC@IIUM), Kuantan Pahang. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 6 (1). pp. 2571-2577. ISSN 2600-8491 (2022)
Abstract
Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is the most common complaint among health care workers such as
nurses. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and the associated factors of LBP among nurses at Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre (SASMEC@IIUM), Kuantan Pahang.
Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 102 nurses from SASMEC@IIUM through convenient sampling. Data was collected via self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistic was used to analyse the prevalence of LBP and to
describe the demographic data of the nurses. Chi-square test was used to find the association between the factors and LBP. Results: The prevalence of LBP was 58.8% among the nurses. Pre-nursing LBP was the only personal factor found to be significantly associated with LBP (p < 0.001). Meanwhile, the total number of patients in one shift was reported to be the work-related factor associated with LBP (p = 0.009).
Conclusion: The prevalence of LBP among nurses was high with significant association of LBP with pre
nursing LBP and total number of patients in one shift. Preventive measure such as awareness campaign can
be done to promote proper ergonomic technique in reducing the risk of LBP among the nurses.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | Low back pain, Back pain exercise, Nurses, SASMEC@IIUM |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Health Sciences > Physiotherapy |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Hazrul Amir Tomyang (Puncak Alam) |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2022 09:03 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Mar 2022 05:27 |
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