Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Disciplina de Reumatologia, Rua Botucatu, 740, Sao Paulo, SP, 04023-090, Brazil.
Adv Rheumatol. 2018 Sep 7;58(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s42358-018-0029-5.
Low back pain is particularly problematic among nursing professionals. Education is part of the rehabilitation process for low back pain and has been heavily studied. In parallel, gestural behaviors play an important role during the evaluation of the low back pain, especially while performing the activities of daily living. The aim of the present study was to evaluate gesture behavior and knowledge on LBP among nurses with and without LBP and correlate these factors with pain, physical functioning and quality of life.
An observational, controlled, cross-sectional study was carried out in 120 female nurses: 60 with LBP and 60 without LBP. The two groups were matched for age. The measures used for the evaluation were the Gesture Behavior Test, LBP Knowledge Questionnaire, Numerical Pain Scale for LBP, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Short Form-36 (SF-36) to assess quality of life.
Mean age in both groups was 31 years. In the group with LBP, the mean Numerical Pain Scale score was 5.6 cm and the mean score on the Roland Morris questionnaire was 2.7. No statistically differences between groups were found regarding the scores of the LBP Knowledge Questionnaire or Gesture Behavior Test (p = 0.531 and p = 0.292, respectively). Statistically lower scores were found in the group with LBP for the following SF-36 domains: physical functioning (p < 0.001), physical role (p = 0.015), pain (p = 0.001), general health perceptions (p = 0.015), vitality (p < 0.001) and mental health (p = 0.001).
No differences were found when comparing nurses with or without LBP regarding gesture behavior or knowledge on LBP. Nurses with LBP showed a decrease in some domains of quality of life.
腰痛在护理专业人员中尤为突出。教育是腰痛康复过程的一部分，已进行了大量研究。与此同时，手势行为在腰痛评估中起着重要作用，尤其是在进行日常活动时。本研究旨在评估有腰痛和无腰痛的护士的手势行为和腰痛知识，并将这些因素与疼痛、身体功能和生活质量相关联。
在 120 名女性护士中进行了一项观察性、对照、横断面研究：60 名患有腰痛，60 名无腰痛。两组按年龄匹配。评估使用的测量工具包括手势行为测试、腰痛知识问卷、腰痛数字评分量表、罗尔登·莫里斯残疾问卷和简短形式 36 项健康调查量表（SF-36）来评估生活质量。
两组的平均年龄均为 31 岁。在腰痛组中，平均数字疼痛评分量表评分为 5.6cm，罗尔登·莫里斯问卷评分为 2.7。两组在腰痛知识问卷或手势行为测试的评分上无统计学差异（p=0.531 和 p=0.292）。腰痛组在以下 SF-36 领域的评分较低：身体功能（p<0.001）、身体角色（p=0.015）、疼痛（p=0.001）、一般健康感知（p=0.015）、活力（p<0.001）和心理健康（p=0.001）。
在手势行为或腰痛知识方面，有腰痛和无腰痛的护士之间没有差异。有腰痛的护士生活质量的某些领域下降。
