Sopajareeya Chuliporn, Viwatwongkasem Chukiat, Lapvongwatana Punyarat, Hong Oisaeng, Kalampakorn Surintorn
Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
J Med Assoc Thai. 2009 Dec;92 Suppl 7:S93-9.
To determine the prevalence and risk factors causing low back pain in Thai nurses working in a public hospital.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 265 Thai Hospital nurses between July and August 2008. A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect the data onsite. Risk factors including personal factors, working factors, job stress, health behavior, and work environment were measured. Data were analyzed by frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, and logistic regression.
The prevalent rate of low back pain based upon the nurses' report in the previous 12 months was 61.5%. Logistic regression analysis indicated that moving patients in bed without assistance and a lack of back muscle exercise were the significant risk factors causing low back pain among nurses (p < 0.05).
The prevalence of low back pain among Thai Hospital nurses was high. Further steps should be taken to prevent LBP by designing and implementing preventive factor-based interventions.
确定在公立医院工作的泰国护士中腰痛的患病率及危险因素。
2008年7月至8月间,对265名泰国医院护士进行了一项横断面研究。采用自填式问卷在现场收集数据。对包括个人因素、工作因素、工作压力、健康行为和工作环境等危险因素进行了测量。数据通过频率分布、均值、标准差和逻辑回归进行分析。
根据护士过去12个月的报告,腰痛的患病率为61.5%。逻辑回归分析表明,在没有协助的情况下在床上移动患者以及缺乏背部肌肉锻炼是导致护士腰痛的重要危险因素(p<0.05)。
泰国医院护士中腰痛的患病率较高。应采取进一步措施,通过设计和实施基于预防因素的干预措施来预防腰痛。