Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: October | Volume: 12 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 116-121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20221015
Analysis of Low Back Pain in Nurses with High Work Load: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Devi T Solanki1, Dr. Pooja Jani2
1MPT student, Apollo Institute of Physiotherapy, Gujarat University, India
2PhD Scholar, Assistant Professor, Apollo Institute of Physiotherapy, Gujarat University, India
Corresponding Author: Devi T Solanki
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Low back pain is a common, recurrent and costly health problem worldwide. Nurses, particularly, are at higher risk than other health professionals to suffer from injuries and work related musculoskeletal disorders such as low back pain (LBP). Nurses injure their backs from the physical burden associated with manual handling of patients.
Aim: The purpose of the study was to investigate the current working conditions of nurses with LBP in relation to their physical workload, and to depiction whether working prolonged shifts is associated with LBP.
Method: Total 40 nurses with low back pain with high work load were included in the study. PSEQ was used to assess pain, ODI was used to assess disability, PSFS was used to assess functional activity. Data was analysed by using Pearson test.
Result: Nurses were found to be having pain on self-efficacy for pain. On average their self-efficacy for pain was found to be moderate that is 38.78 with maximum score of 60. On average categorised themselves to have moderate disability with 27.83%. On average nurses were having moderate functioning affection with a mean total score of 6.1 when 3 major activities were considered. PSFS was found to be strongly correlated with PSEQ & moderately negative correlated with ODI and ODI was found to be moderately negatively correlated with pain and function scales.
Conclusion: The nurses with existing low back pain with high work load has considerable self-efficacy for pain and their physical function and participation were moderately affected.
Key words: Low back pain, oswestry disability index, Nurses