Low back pain-associated factors in female hospital-based personal care attendants
Ku-Chou Chang1,2,3, Hsuei-Chen Lee4,5, Chu-Ling Yen1
1Division of Cerebrovascular Diseases, Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Background:
Low back pain (LBP) is common in personal care attendants because this profession requires much physical work. Information about the prevalence of LBP and LBP-associated risk factors in this group is limited.OBJECTIVEThis study aimed to investigate the 1-year prevalence of LBP and identify LBP-associated factors in female hospital-based personal care attendants.
Methods:
Forty-seven female hospital-based personal care attendants were recruited. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to investigate the prevalence of LBP during the recent 12 months. Participants completed a personal traits and associated factors questionnaire. Physical fitness and the knowledge test of body mechanics were assessed. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to explore LBP-associated factors.
Results:
The 1-year prevalence of LBP was 46.8%. The strongest LBP-associated risk factor was poor abdominal muscle endurance, followed by insufficient knowledge on the test of body mechanics and higher psychological stress.
Conclusions:
The results demonstrate that the prevalence of LBP in female hospital-based personal care attendants appears to be high. Preventive programs should be initiated to reduce LBP-associated risk factors, such as improving abdominal muscle endurance, providing education in the proper use of body mechanics, and providing psychological intervention services for female hospital-based personal care attendants.
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