title: Occupational low-back pain in hospital nurses.
abstract: A survey of hospital staff nurses of a large tertiary care hospital was performed to investigate occupational low-back pain. Attack rates of 41% (37% "occupational") and 52% (occupational) were found using recall periods of two weeks and six months, respectively. Comparison with a control group suggests the validity of the work-relatedness of low-back pain in nurses. Factors associated with the disorder were also investigated, with results showing no differences due to nursing division assignment but significant association with specific tasks.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harber
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Billet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gutowski
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: SooHoo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lew
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*