Activity and Sports Research Group (GICAFE), University of the Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Oct 28;18(21):11306. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111306.
Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent musculoskeletal disease that affects a large percentage of the working population, including teachers. The World Health Organization has identified the school as an effective environment for improving child health. For this reason, the figure of the teacher is a fundamental piece in the process of knowledge acquisition about postural education and prevention of LBP among schoolchildren. The present study aims to determine the knowledge of postural education and back pain prevention among primary school teachers. This cross-sectional study evaluated 85 primary school teachers from Majorca (Spain), of whom 17.6% were physical education teachers and 82.4% were classroom teachers. The study was based on two different structured and self-administered questionnaires to investigate into specific knowledge about LBP: Low Back Pain Knowledge Questionnaire (LKQ) and COSACUES-AEF Questionnaire. The results demonstrated a lifetime prevalence of LBP of 96.5% with significant differences determined by sex. The knowledge of participants about LBP was 17.3 in LKQ (range scale 0-24) and 4.3 in COSACUES (range scale 1-10). In conclusion, the teachers knowledge is insufficient to carry out an efficient and useful health promotion program among schoolchildren to prevent LBP.
下背痛（LBP）是一种常见的肌肉骨骼疾病，影响了很大比例的工作人群，包括教师。世界卫生组织已经确定学校是改善儿童健康的有效环境。出于这个原因，教师的形象是在学生中进行姿势教育和预防 LBP 的知识获取过程中的一个基本要素。本研究旨在确定小学教师对姿势教育和预防下背痛的知识。这项横断面研究评估了来自马略卡岛（西班牙）的 85 名小学教师，其中 17.6%是体育教师，82.4%是课堂教师。该研究基于两个不同的结构化和自我管理问卷，以调查有关 LBP 的具体知识：下背痛知识问卷（LKQ）和 COSACUES-AEF 问卷。结果表明，LBP 的终身患病率为 96.5%，性别差异显著。参与者对 LBP 的知识在 LKQ 中为 17.3（范围量表 0-24），在 COSACUES 中为 4.3（范围量表 1-10）。总之，教师的知识不足以在学生中开展有效的和有用的健康促进计划，以预防 LBP。
