Low back pain prevalence and risk factors among health workers in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Low back pain (LBP) has a major impact on health workers, and its prevalence and risk factors among them in Saudi Arabia have been investigated previously. However, the results have never been comprehensively reviewed. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available literature to identify the prevalence and risk factors of LBP among health workers in Saudi Arabia.

Methods

MEDLINE/PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, and Saudi peer-reviewed journals were searched for relevant literature. After quality assessment of the eligible articles, 18 studies targeting seven occupational categories, with a total number of 5345 health workers, were analyzed.

Results

Pooled prevalence rates of 40.8% (n = 7 studies

SUBMITTER: Al Amer HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7382437 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature