Sanjoy Shubrandu S, Ahsan Gias U, Nabi Hayatun, Joy Ziaul F, Hossain Ahmed
Department of Public Health, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh.
Department of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
BMC Res Notes. 2017 Apr 28;10(1):173. doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-2492-1.
The suffering from low back pain (LBP) is very common among nurses. The high prevalence rates of LBP are observed in many countries. Many back injuries are due to individual and work-related factors. Our aim is to investigate whether there is an association of occupational factors with LBP among the female nurses who are currently working in tertiary hospitals of Bangladesh.
We conducted a cross-sectional study with 229 female nurses from two selected tertiary hospitals in Bangladesh. Data was collected through face-to-face interview using a standard structured questionnaire on four different measures of LBP along with questions on socio-demographic, occupational factors, physical and psychological factors.
Prevalence rates of LBP that lasted for at least 1 day, chronic LBP, intense pain and sought medical care because of LBP during the last 12 months were 72.9, 31.8, 24.4 and 36.2%, respectively. The multiple logistic regression analyses indicates that insufficient supporting staffs, overtime working hours and manual lifting in a working environment are associated with LBP. Besides, age and parity are found positively associated with chronic LBP.
The prevalence of LBP among nurses in Bangladesh is high and should be actively addressed. Certain occupational factors play a key role in developing LBP among nurses. Nurses to patients ratio should be taken into consideration to reduce the occurrence of LBP among nurses employed in hospitals.
腰痛在护士中非常普遍。许多国家都观察到腰痛的高患病率。许多背部损伤是由个人和工作相关因素导致的。我们的目的是调查在孟加拉国三级医院工作的女性护士中，职业因素与腰痛之间是否存在关联。
我们对来自孟加拉国两所选定三级医院的229名女性护士进行了一项横断面研究。通过面对面访谈，使用一份标准结构化问卷收集数据，该问卷涉及腰痛的四种不同测量方法以及关于社会人口统计学、职业因素、身体和心理因素的问题。
过去12个月中，持续至少1天的腰痛、慢性腰痛、剧烈疼痛以及因腰痛寻求医疗护理的患病率分别为72.9%、31.8%、24.4%和36.2%。多元逻辑回归分析表明，工作环境中辅助人员不足、加班时间和人工搬运与腰痛有关。此外，年龄和产次与慢性腰痛呈正相关。
孟加拉国护士中腰痛的患病率很高，应积极应对。某些职业因素在护士发生腰痛方面起关键作用。应考虑护士与患者的比例，以减少医院聘用护士中腰痛的发生。
