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Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors among Nurses at King Abdulaziz University Hospital

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  • Aishah Almaghrabi

    (Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia)

  • Fatmah Alsharif

    (Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Aim: To determine the prevalence of LBP and the associated risk factors among nurses at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH). Methods: A cross-sectional study design was adopted with a convenience sample of 234 nurses recruited from nine different departments at KAUH in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Participants completed the questionnaire, which had two parts: Part I: Socio-demographic data, medical factors, and work-related factors; and Part II: Standardized Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to obtain data. Data collection was carried out from March to April 2020. Data were analyzed using the SPSS version 22. Results: Cumulative prevalence of LBP was 82.9%, annual prevalence was 85.5%, while one-week prevalence of LBP was 53.6%. The factor significantly associated with LBP over the past 12 months was manual lifting of patients ( p = 0.030). Nurses working in surgical wards had higher prevalence of LBP. About 24.7% of them changed their working unit, hospitalization was necessary for 11.9%, and 39.8% sought medical care. Conclusions: The findings from this study may better enable policymakers to adopt certain strategies toward reducing the burdens and challenges of LBP among nurses.

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  • Aishah Almaghrabi & Fatmah Alsharif, 2021. "Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors among Nurses at King Abdulaziz University Hospital," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1567-:d:495133
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    1. Mohd Ismail Ibrahim & Izani Uzair Zubair & Najib Majdi Yaacob & Mohd Izmi Ahmad & Mohd Nazri Shafei, 2019. "Low Back Pain and Its Associated Factors among Nurses in Public Hospitals of Penang, Malaysia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(21), pages 1-12, November.
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