Negash Nini Asfaw, Tadele Azmeraw, Jember Ferede Abebaw
Department of Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Department of Nursing, University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
J Pain Res. 2022 May 25;15:1543-1552. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S351987. eCollection 2022.
Low back pain is defined as mechanical pain of the lower part of the back. Globally large number of people suffer from low back pain and this number is increasing. This study aims to assess the prevalence and associated factors of low back pain among healthcare professionals at University of Gondar Compressive Specialized Hospital, northwest Ethiopia.
An institutional cross-sectional study was conducted among 423 healthcare professionals from March 20/2021-April 20/2021. A sample was selected from each profession through systematic random sampling technique after proportional allocation to each profession. Data were collected using a pre-tested structured self-administered English-version questionnaire, which was adapted from a standardized Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire. The prevalence of low back pain was calculated and described by using frequency tables. Multivariate logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with the prevalence of low back pain. Significance was considered at p<0.05 with 95% confidence interval.
In this study, 423 healthcare professionals were included with the response rate of 95%. Among them 59.95% were males, 48.26% were less than 30 years old, 86% were degree holders and 57.21% were married. The prevalence of low back pain was 57.46% with 95% confidence interval (95%; CI = 52.6, 62.2). The median age of the respondents was 31± (28-32 IQR) years. Being female [AOR 1.81, 95% (CI = 1.079, 3.018)], frequent bending and twisting [AOR = 1.89, 95% CI (1.121, 3.200)], prolonged standing [AOR = 2.61, 95% (CI = 1.487, 4.597)], being a nurse [AOR = 5.80, 95% (CI = 2.070, 16.226)], and being a physician [AOR = 3.82, 95% (CI = 1.264, 11.531)] were predicted variables for low back pain.
More than 50 percent of the participants were suffering from low back pain. In this study being female, frequent bending, prolonged standing, and type of professionals were statistically significant factors of low back pain. It is better to equip the hospital with appropriate assistive devices to decrease frequent bending and twisting of healthcare workers.
腰痛被定义为下背部的机械性疼痛。全球有大量的人患有腰痛，且这一数字正在增加。本研究旨在评估埃塞俄比亚西北部贡德尔大学综合专科医院医护人员中腰痛的患病率及相关因素。
于2021年3月20日至2021年4月20日对423名医护人员进行了一项机构横断面研究。在按比例分配到每个专业后，通过系统随机抽样技术从每个专业中选取样本。使用经过预测试的结构化自填式英文问卷收集数据，该问卷改编自标准化的北欧肌肉骨骼问卷。通过频率表计算并描述腰痛的患病率。采用多变量逻辑回归模型来确定与腰痛患病率相关的因素。以p<0.05和95%置信区间来考虑显著性。
本研究纳入了423名医护人员，应答率为95%。其中男性占59.95%，年龄小于30岁的占48.26%，拥有学位的占86%，已婚的占57.21%。腰痛的患病率为57.46%，95%置信区间为（95%；CI = 52.6，62.2）。受访者的中位年龄为31±（28 - 32四分位距）岁。女性[AOR 1.81，95%（CI = 1.079，3.018）]、频繁弯腰和扭转[AOR = 1.89，95% CI（1.121，3.200）]、长时间站立[AOR = 2.61，95%（CI = 1.487，4.597）]、是护士[AOR = 5.80，95%（CI = 2.070，16.226）]以及是医生[AOR = 3.82，95%（CI = 1.264，11.531）]是腰痛的预测变量。
超过50%的参与者患有腰痛。在本研究中，女性、频繁弯腰、长时间站立以及职业类型是腰痛的统计学显著因素。最好为医院配备适当的辅助设备，以减少医护人员的频繁弯腰和扭转。
