Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, University of Zambia, Ridgeway Campus, Lusaka, Zambia.
J Adv Nurs. 2021 Sep;77(9):3772-3783. doi: 10.1111/jan.14890. Epub 2021 May 19.
To determine the back pain beliefs, coping strategies and factors associated with participant activation for self-management of back pain amongst nurses working in peri-urban district healthcare centres.
A descriptive cross-sectional study design.
Data were collected between February and March 2020 using a self-administered questionnaire. Descriptive data analysis was done in Stata version 20.0. Back pain beliefs, participant activation and coping strategies were presented using relative frequencies and percentages. Odds ratios at 5% significance level were used to test association of factors for participant activation for self-management of back pain.
Majority of the participants had experienced back pain which lasted 3 days for half of the participants. Further, pain medication was commonly used to cope with back pain. In addition, age, gender and work-setting were significantly associated with participant activation for self-management of back pain.
Participants' coping strategies for back pain were linked to the conveyed back pain beliefs which demonstrate that participants believed in rest and lengthy periods of time off work for back pain. However, participants acknowledged that taking an active role in determining one's health and function is vital. This highlights the importance of self-management support for health behaviour change amongst nurses.
The study addressed back pain beliefs, coping strategies and participant activation for self-management of back pain amongst nurses in peri-urban healthcare centres. Majority of the participants experienced back pain which lasted 3 days. Pain medication was commonly used to cope with back pain. Age, gender and work-setting were significantly associated with participant activation for self-management of back pain. Although this study was conducted in Zambia, outcomes from this study may be of benefit to nurses in similar settings. Further, the research provides insight to the international body of knowledge on the process and appropriateness of international research in resource-constrained settings.
在城市周边地区医疗中心工作的护士中，确定与背痛信念、应对策略和参与者自我管理背痛的激活因素相关的因素。
描述性的横断面研究设计。
2020 年 2 月至 3 月期间使用自填式问卷收集数据。在 Stata 20.0 版本中进行描述性数据分析。背痛信念、参与者激活和应对策略以相对频率和百分比呈现。使用 5%显著性水平的比值比来检验与参与者自我管理背痛的激活因素相关的因素。
大多数参与者经历过背痛，其中一半的参与者背痛持续 3 天。此外，止痛药常用于治疗背痛。此外，年龄、性别和工作地点与参与者自我管理背痛的激活显著相关。
参与者的背痛应对策略与传达的背痛信念有关，这表明参与者相信休息和长时间离开工作岗位对背痛有帮助。然而，参与者也承认，在确定自己的健康和功能方面发挥积极作用至关重要。这强调了为护士提供自我管理支持以促进健康行为改变的重要性。
本研究探讨了城市周边医疗中心护士的背痛信念、应对策略和自我管理背痛的激活因素。大多数参与者经历过背痛，持续 3 天。止痛药常用于治疗背痛。年龄、性别和工作地点与参与者自我管理背痛的激活显著相关。尽管这项研究是在赞比亚进行的，但这项研究的结果可能对类似环境中的护士有益。此外，该研究为资源有限环境中国际研究的过程和适宜性提供了国际知识体系的见解。
