Association Between Psychosocial Factors and Low Back Pain Among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units

Abstract

Objective: Low back pain is among the most common occupational health problems in nurses. It is known that occupational exposure and psychosocial factors are important risk factors. The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of low back pain among nurses employed in intensive care units and to examine the relationship between psychosocial factors and the occurrence of low back pain. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 127 nurses employed in intensive care units. Data were gathered on participants' socio-demographic characteristics, presence of low back pain symptoms, and psychosocial factors, and were analyzed using SPSS 15.0. Results: The one-month prevalence of low back pain among these nurses was found to be 70.9%. Low back pain was high in female participants [OR:6.56 (95% CI:1.98-21.73)] and those who worked the night shift [OR:6.62 (95% CI:1.68-26.09)] and the presence of the social support in the workplace [OR:0.97 (95% CI:0.95-0.99)] has a protective effect against low back pain. Conclusion: Among nurses working in intensive care units, females and those assigned to night shifts experienced more intense low back pain, while those with social support reported less frequent discomfort.

Keywords

• Low Back Pain
• Psychosocial Factors
• Social Support
• Effort-Reward Imbalance
• Job Strain.

Yoğun Bakım Ünitelerinde Çalışan Hemşirelerde Psikososyal Faktörler ve Bel Ağrısı Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Amaç: Bel ağrısı, hemşirelerde en sık görülen mesleki sağlık sorunları arasındadır. Mesleki maruziyetin ve psikososyal faktörlerin önemli risk faktörleri olduğu bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, yoğun bakım ünitelerinde çalışan hemşirelerde bel ağrısının sıklığını ve psikososyal faktörler ile bel ağrısı arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu araştırma, yoğun bakım ünitelerinde çalışan 127 hemşire ile yürütülen kesitsel bir çalışmadır. Katılımcıların sosyo-demografik özellikleri, bel ağrısı semptomlarının varlığı ve psikososyal faktörler hakkındaki veriler toplanmış ve SPSS 15.0 ile analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Son bir ay içinde hemşirelerde bel ağrısı sıklığı %70,9 idi. Kadın katılımcıların bel ağrısı erkeklere [OR:6.56 (%95 GA:1.98-21.73)] ve gece vardiyasında çalışanlara [OR:6.62 (%95 GA:1.68-26.09)] göre yüksek bulunmuştur. Buna karşın iş yerinde sosyal desteğin varlığı [OR:0.97 (%95 GA:0.95-0.99)] bel ağrısına karşı koruyucu bir etkiye sahiptir. Sonuç: Yoğun bakım ünitelerinde çalışan kadın hemşireler ve gece vardiyasında çalışanlar daha fazla bel ağrısı yaşarken, sosyal desteği yüksek olanlarda bel ağrısı sıklığı daha düşüktür.

Keywords

• Bel Ağrısı
• Psikososyal Faktörler
• Sosyal Destek
• Çaba-Ödül Dengesizliği
• İş Stresi.

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