| Patient handling and risk for developing persistent low-back pain among female healthcare workers. | |
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PMID: 23069780 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of persistent low-back pain (LBP) based on the number of patient-handling activities among female healthcare workers with no LBP and those with sub-chronic LBP at baseline. METHOD: Female healthcare workers in the eldercare services answered a questionnaire about the number of patient-handling activities (<1, 1-2, 3-10, >10 per day) and days with LBP in 2005. We prospectively investigated the odds ratio (OR) for developing persistent (>30 days in the past 12 months) LBP in 2006 from the frequency of patient-handling activities using multi-adjusted logistic regression analysis among female healthcare workers without LBP (0 days in the past 12 months) (N=1544) and with sub-chronic LBP (1-30 days in the past 12 months) (N=2294) in 2005. RESULTS: Among female healthcare workers with sub-chronic LBP at baseline, the multi-adjusted OR for developing persistent LBP was 1.04 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.71-1.52] for those with 1-2 activities, 1.29 (95% CI 0.91-1.83) for those with 3-10 activities, and 1.61 (95% CI 1.07-2.42) for those with >10 patient-handling activities per day (P=0.01 for trend), referencing those not performing patient-handling activities. Among female healthcare workers without LBP at baseline, we did not find an increased risk for developing persistent LBP within one year resulting from performing several patient-handling activities. CONCLUSION: Preventive initiatives for persistent LBP may aim to keep the number of patient-handling activities below ten per day among healthcare workers with sub-chronic LBP. |
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Andreas Holtermann; Thomas Clausen; Marie Birk Jørgensen; Alex Burdorf; Lars L Andersen |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-10-15 |
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Title: Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health Volume: - ISSN: 1795-990X ISO Abbreviation: Scand J Work Environ Health Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-10-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7511540 Medline TA: Scand J Work Environ Health Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkalle 105, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark. aho@nrcwe.dk. |
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