Research Article

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE AND LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND WORK LIMITATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Volume: 34 Number: 3 December 19, 2023
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE AND LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND WORK LIMITATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Abstract

Purpose: This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between occupational health and safety culture, low back pain, neck pain and work limitations in healthcare professionals. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 145 healthcare professionals working at Muş State Hospital between March 2022 and June 2022. The data was collected through Personal Information Form, Occupational Safety Culture Scale, Functional Low Back Pain Scale, Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire, and Work Limitations Questionnaire. Results: While a statistically positive correlation was found between the occupational safety culture scores of health workers and functional activities due to the reduction low back pain, a statistically negative correlation was determined between the occupational safety culture scores and neck pain and work limitation (p<0.05). Conclusion: While functional activities due to the reduction of low back pain increase with the increase in occupational safety culture of health workers, neck pain and work limitation decrease. Both employees and managers should be made more aware of the occupational health and safety culture in order to minimize musculoskeletal pain caused by inappropriate health behaviors among healthcare professionals and to determine the factors that contribute to job loss.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 19, 2023

Submission Date

September 20, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 30, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 34 Number: 3

APA
Özdemir, N., & Alkan, H. (2023). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE AND LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND WORK LIMITATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. Türk Fizyoterapi Ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, 34(3), 265-273. https://doi.org/10.21653/tjpr.1178027
AMA
1.Özdemir N, Alkan H. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE AND LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND WORK LIMITATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. Türk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi. 2023;34(3):265-273. doi:10.21653/tjpr.1178027
Chicago
Özdemir, Neşe, and Halil Alkan. 2023. “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE AND LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND WORK LIMITATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS”. Türk Fizyoterapi Ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi 34 (3): 265-73. https://doi.org/10.21653/tjpr.1178027.
EndNote
Özdemir N, Alkan H (December 1, 2023) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE AND LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND WORK LIMITATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. Türk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi 34 3 265–273.
IEEE
[1]N. Özdemir and H. Alkan, “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE AND LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND WORK LIMITATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS”, Türk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 265–273, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.21653/tjpr.1178027.
ISNAD
Özdemir, Neşe - Alkan, Halil. “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE AND LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND WORK LIMITATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS”. Türk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi 34/3 (December 1, 2023): 265-273. https://doi.org/10.21653/tjpr.1178027.
JAMA
1.Özdemir N, Alkan H. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE AND LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND WORK LIMITATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. Türk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi. 2023;34:265–273.
MLA
Özdemir, Neşe, and Halil Alkan. “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE AND LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND WORK LIMITATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS”. Türk Fizyoterapi Ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 3, Dec. 2023, pp. 265-73, doi:10.21653/tjpr.1178027.
Vancouver
1.Neşe Özdemir, Halil Alkan. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE AND LOW BACK PAIN, NECK PAIN AND WORK LIMITATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. Türk Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi. 2023 Dec. 1;34(3):265-73. doi:10.21653/tjpr.1178027

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