Shwn-Huey Shieh1, Fung-Chang Sung2, Chia-Hsien Su3, Yafang Tsai4, Vivian Chia-Rong Hsieh5. 1. Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. 2. Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. 3. Department of Nursing, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. 4. Department of Health Policy and Management, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. 5. Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: hsiehchiarong@gmail.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) increased in hospital nurses with high patient care workload. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on the prevalence of LBP and its associated factors from 788 registered nurses from a medical center in Taiwan. RESULTS: Among all nurses with eligible questionnaires, 567 (72.0%) had LBP. Mean daily hours of working, standing, and walking were persistently longer in the LBP group. Results from multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that daily working for 1 hour longer is linked to a 35% (95% confidence interval (CI)=2-78%) greater risk of LBP. Compared with <2 years of service as nurse, nurses with 2-5 years of service had the highest risk (odds ratio (OR)=2.11, 95% CI=1.07-4.18). LBP risk was also higher for nurses with chore duty responsibilities (OR=1.99, 95% CI=1.12-3.53) and other back related disorders (OR=4.43, 95% CI=1.99-9.86). CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that longer daily working hours and a large number of cared patients per shift should be discouraged in order to prevent musculoskeletal problems such as LBP in registered nurses.
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) increased in hospital nurses with high patient care workload. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A structured, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on the prevalence of LBP and its associated factors from 788 registered nurses from a medical center in Taiwan. RESULTS: Among all nurses with eligible questionnaires, 567 (72.0%) had LBP. Mean daily hours of working, standing, and walking were persistently longer in the LBP group. Results from multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that daily working for 1 hour longer is linked to a 35% (95% confidence interval (CI)=2-78%) greater risk of LBP. Compared with <2 years of service as nurse, nurses with 2-5 years of service had the highest risk (odds ratio (OR)=2.11, 95% CI=1.07-4.18). LBP risk was also higher for nurses with chore duty responsibilities (OR=1.99, 95% CI=1.12-3.53) and other back related disorders (OR=4.43, 95% CI=1.99-9.86). CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that longer daily working hours and a large number of cared patients per shift should be discouraged in order to prevent musculoskeletal problems such as LBP in registered nurses.
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