Prognostic psychosocial factors for disabling low back pain in Japanese hospital workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the occupational health field has identified psychosocial factors as risk factors for low back pain that causes disability, the association between disabling low back pain and psychosocial factors has not been examined adequately in Japanese hospital workers. Therefore, this study examined the association between low back pain, which interfered with work, and psychosocial factors in Japanese hospital workers.

Method

This cross-sectional study was conducted at a hospital in Japan. In total, 280 hospital workers were recruited from various occupational settings. Of these, 203 completed a self-administered questionnaire that included items concerning individual characteristics, severity of low back pain, fear-avoidance beliefs (Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questio

SUBMITTER: Yoshimoto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5439694 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature