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Work-related back pain in nurses

S Hignett1

  • 1Nottingham City Hospital, England.

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|June 1, 1996
PubMed
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Nursing is a high-risk occupation for low back pain, with frequent patient handling increasing incidence. Traditional training and ergonomics show limited long-term benefit for preventing occupational low back pain in nurses.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Nursing Research
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Nursing is identified as a high-risk occupation for low back pain.
  • Prevalence rates for low back pain in nurses are significant, including point, annual, and lifetime prevalence.
  • Frequent patient handling is a commonly cited factor associated with increased low back pain incidence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize findings from over 80 studies on occupational low back pain in nursing.
  • To review epidemiological, 'testing out,' and exploratory research on this topic.
  • To identify contributory factors and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and synthesis of over 80 studies published over three decades.
  • Categorization of studies into epidemiological, 'testing out,' and exploratory groups.

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  • Analysis of experimental studies focusing on specific patient handling sub-tasks and techniques.

    • Main Results:

    • Nursing has a high prevalence of low back problems (17% point, 40-50% annual, 35-80% lifetime).
    • Increased patient handling correlates with higher incidence of low back pain.
    • Traditional lifting technique training offers little long-term benefit; the value of ergonomics is yet to be determined.

    Conclusions:

    • Current interventions like technique training are insufficient for long-term prevention of low back pain in nurses.
    • Quantitative laboratory studies on patient handling techniques have questionable practical utility due to load variations.
    • There is a lack of qualitative research using participative or interview methods to explore contributory factors in occupational low back pain among nursing staff.