Prevalence of back pain among nurses.
N Z Med J
; 107(983): 306-8, 1994 Aug 10.
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AIM: To provide estimates of the occurrence of back pain among nurses employed in the public health sector in Auckland, New Zealand. METHOD: A cross sectional survey was undertaken of all nurses employed by the Auckland Area Health Board as at July 1992. RESULTS: The lifetime prevalence of back pain was 74.4%. The lifetime prevalence of nursing-related back pain was 62.3%; the annual prevalence was 36.8%; and the point prevalence was 11.6%. Pacific Island nurses had a higher annual and point prevalence of nursing-related back pain compared with New Zealand European and Maori nurses. The annual and point prevalence was also higher among those working on geriatric, medical, orthopaedic and rehabilitation wards compared with other nursing environments. CONCLUSION: This study found a high prevalence of back pain among nurses, and in particular, nurses working in four specific work environments were identified as having greatest risk. These findings provide support for the targeting of intervention strategies which focus on work organisational factors.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermería
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Dolor de Espalda
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Enfermedades Profesionales
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
N Z Med J
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Nueva Zelanda