ISSN 2756-3332
African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN: 2756-3332 Vol. 13 (1), pp. 001-006, January, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Exploring the Link between Psychological Job Factors and Back Pain in Nursing Professionals
Hamid Sharif Nia1*, Ali Akbar Haghdoost2, Zahra beheshti3, Mohammad Ali Soleymani4, Nasim Bahrami4, Hamid Hojjati5 and Fatemeh Haji Hosseine3
1Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Babol University of Medical Sciences,
Babol, Iran.
2Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Center for Modeling in Health Center, Kerman University of Medical
Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
3Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran.
4Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
5Young Researchers Club, Aliabad Katool Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katool, Iran.
Accepted 23 October, 2024
Abstract
To gain more insight into the prevalence rates of backache and to determine the relation between occupational stress among the Nurses. In this cross-sectional study a questionnaire was carried out among 400 nursing personnel in three general hospitals in Amol, Iran. The questionnaire had 3 sections: demographic information, psychosocial stress related to work, and of psychological stress related to work. The annual prevalence was 80% of the cases. Results indicated that, there was a significant relationship between low back pain and female gender (OR=2.8), exercise (OR=0.4), height (OR=1.06) and weight (OR=1.4). Also a significant relationship existed between LBP relationship with colleagues (OR=1.8) and hastiness at work (OR=0.6). Out findings show that low back pain was common and a serious problem among nurses. Moreover, we found positive association between low back pain and job stresses.
Key words: Low back pain, demographic factors, psychological, psychosocial, nurses.