The prevalence of low back pain among female hospital staff at childbearing age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low back pain (LBP) is considered the most common work-related musculoskeletal disorder among female healthcare workers. The aim of this study is to compare the prevalence of LBP and non-ergonomic risk factors between female nurses, office workers, and patient transporters, and the effect of pain on job performance.

Methods

Based on semi-structured interviews, we conducted a cross-sectional study on Jordanian female hospital workers between January and July, 2017.

Results

We included 209 participants with a mean age of 35.57 ± 8 years from four Jordanian medical centers. Nurses have significantly higher frequency of LBP (82.5%; p = 0.05) compared to both office workers (67.5%) and patient transporters (68.6%). The mean difference in pain score using

SUBMITTER: Al-Hadidi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7315438 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature