Leighton D J, Reilly T
School of Human Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
Occup Med (Lond). 1995 Oct;45(5):263-7. doi: 10.1093/occmed/45.5.263.
Two studies using retrospective questionnaires were conducted to obtain epidemiological information from nursing personnel (n = 1134) and among an age- and gender-matched cross-section of the general population (n = 315). The point and annual prevalence of back pain did not differ between the two sample groups. Nurses demonstrated a greater annual incidence of back pain (14.7%, compared to 11.5% in non-nurses). The point prevalence of back pain increased with age in both sample groups. Nurses considered patient-handling tasks instrumental in the onset of back pain symptoms. Comparison of results with those obtained from a similar study published in 1983 indicated an increase of almost 40% in the prevalence of back pain symptoms in nurses, although the linearity of the rise was not ascertained. The implementation of guidelines on the manual handling of loads has led to revised training procedures and these may have influenced the epidemiological findings.
开展了两项采用回顾性调查问卷的研究，以从护理人员（n = 1134）以及年龄和性别匹配的普通人群横断面（n = 315）中获取流行病学信息。两个样本组之间背痛的时点患病率和年患病率并无差异。护士的背痛年发病率更高（14.7%，非护士为11.5%）。两个样本组中背痛的时点患病率均随年龄增加。护士认为护理患者的任务是背痛症状发作的诱因。将结果与1983年发表的一项类似研究所得结果进行比较，结果显示护士背痛症状的患病率几乎增加了40%，尽管未确定其上升的线性关系。负载手动处理指南的实施导致了培训程序的修订，而这可能影响了流行病学研究结果。
