Occurrence and impact of back pain on the quality of life of healthcare workers
| Autor: | Ewa Jaraczewska, Bożena Mroczek, Wioletta Łubkowska, Wojciech Jarno, Artur Mierzecki |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Visual analogue scale Health Personnel Allied Health Personnel Nurses Workload Midwifery lcsh:Agriculture 03 medical and health sciences Survey methodology Disability Evaluation 0302 clinical medicine Lumbar Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Health care whoqol-bref Back pain Medicine Humans vas Waste Management and Disposal Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics lcsh:Environmental sciences lcsh:GE1-350 business.industry medical workers Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Age Factors lcsh:S Human factors and ergonomics 030229 sport sciences Middle Aged Oswestry Disability Index Occupational Diseases Physical Therapists Cross-Sectional Studies back pain syndrome quality of life Back Pain oswestry disability index Physical therapy Female Poland medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 36-42 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1898-2263 1232-1966 |
| Popis: | Introduction and Objective Back pain affects specific occupational groups, among which healthcare workers are the most predisposed. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the interdependences between subjective disability and their correlation with pain intensity and quality of life assessment among professionally active medical workers, taking into account working, socio-demographic and health conditions. Material and methods The cross-sectional study enrolled 110 professionally active medical workers (nurses, midwives, paramedics and physiotherapists). The study was conducted by a diagnostic survey method using 4 questionnaires: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQoL-BREF), and the authors’ questionnaire. Results Back pain was reported by 103 respondents (94%) with the lumbar area indicated the most frequently (72.81%). Severe pain every day was reported by 49.51% of respondents and was associated with longer working time. ODI questionnaire confirmed III and IV degrees of disability in paramedics and nurses, who additionally obtained the lowest results in the quality of life assessment. Correlations between age and VAS were demonstrated (p=0.002), and between VAS and ODI pain (p |
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