Research Article

The Frequency and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Pharmacy Workers

Volume: 6 Number: 3 September 30, 2022
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The Frequency and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Pharmacy Workers

Abstract

Objective: To contribute to the literature by investigating the frequency of low back pain in pharmacy worker and its relationship with personal, occupational and psychosocial risk factors affecting low back pain.
Method: A total of 200 individuals (124 female , 76 male) working in pharmacies participated in this study. A questionnaire consisting of four separate sections created by the evaluator was applied. In the first part of the questionnaire; age, gender, in the second part; occupational risk factors, in the third part; psychosocial risk factors, in the fourth part; the characteristic of low back pain. Occupational life, income status, workplace satisfaction and pain level of participants was evaluated with the Visual Analogue Scale.
Results: One hundred twenty-six individuals stated that they experienced low back pain. Low back pain in female was found to be 68.5% and 53.9% in male. Thirty-one people who were satisfied with their income status stated that they did not experience low back pain in 41.9%, whereas the income satisfaction of people with low back pain was 15.9%. Family history was the most effective risk factor for the presence of low back pain.
Conclusion: In order to decrease the incidence rate of low back pain, necessary regulation should be made, postural alignment, regulation of working conditions and preventive rehabilitation should be expanded.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2022

Submission Date

February 7, 2022

Acceptance Date

August 18, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 6 Number: 3

APA
Yarar, F., Bayramoğlu, S., Yağcı, N., & Şenol, H. (2022). The Frequency and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Pharmacy Workers. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, 6(3), 513-521. https://doi.org/10.46237/amusbfd.1065121
AMA
1.Yarar F, Bayramoğlu S, Yağcı N, Şenol H. The Frequency and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Pharmacy Workers. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi. 2022;6(3):513-521. doi:10.46237/amusbfd.1065121
Chicago
Yarar, Feride, Seda Bayramoğlu, Nesrin Yağcı, and Hande Şenol. 2022. “The Frequency and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Pharmacy Workers”. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 6 (3): 513-21. https://doi.org/10.46237/amusbfd.1065121.
EndNote
Yarar F, Bayramoğlu S, Yağcı N, Şenol H (September 1, 2022) The Frequency and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Pharmacy Workers. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 6 3 513–521.
IEEE
[1]F. Yarar, S. Bayramoğlu, N. Yağcı, and H. Şenol, “The Frequency and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Pharmacy Workers”, Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 513–521, Sept. 2022, doi: 10.46237/amusbfd.1065121.
ISNAD
Yarar, Feride - Bayramoğlu, Seda - Yağcı, Nesrin - Şenol, Hande. “The Frequency and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Pharmacy Workers”. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 6/3 (September 1, 2022): 513-521. https://doi.org/10.46237/amusbfd.1065121.
JAMA
1.Yarar F, Bayramoğlu S, Yağcı N, Şenol H. The Frequency and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Pharmacy Workers. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi. 2022;6:513–521.
MLA
Yarar, Feride, et al. “The Frequency and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Pharmacy Workers”. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 3, Sept. 2022, pp. 513-21, doi:10.46237/amusbfd.1065121.
Vancouver
1.Feride Yarar, Seda Bayramoğlu, Nesrin Yağcı, Hande Şenol. The Frequency and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Pharmacy Workers. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi. 2022 Sep. 1;6(3):513-21. doi:10.46237/amusbfd.1065121