Non-specific low back pain and its relation to the nursing work process
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.2915.3172Keywords:
Low Back Pain; Nursing Process; Working Conditions; Occupational Health; Workload; NursingAbstract
Objective
to relate nonspecific low back pain within the nursing work context with their workloads, attrition processes and the risks of illness.
Method
a cross-sectional study with 301 workers from a general hospital in the south of the country. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire and the Work Context Assessment Scale composed of three dimensions were used: working conditions, work organization and socio-professional relations. The association of variables with low back pain was tested using bivariate and multivariate analyzes. The measure of association used was the Odds Ratio and its respective intervals with 95% confidence. The data collected were discussed under the theoretical framework of the work process within the marxist conception and the theory of social determination of the health-disease process.
Results
there was a statistically significant association between the dimensions of work organization and working conditions with low back pain and they obtained a critical classification meaning moderate risks to the professional illness.
Conclusion
the study allowed a better understanding of the nursing work process and its relation with nonspecific low back pain and signaled that changes in the organization and working conditions should occur in order to reduce the risks of nursing workers’ illness.
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