title: [Prevalence and determinants of low back pain in hospital workers].
abstract: This study evaluated the prevalence and determinants of low back pain (LBP) in Terni hospital workers. Each ward sister completed a questionnaire about potential determinants of LBP associated with physical loads. Moreover, a trained ward sister administered a questionnaire about the characteristics of low back pain to 512 subjects. In the previous year the prevalence of LBP was 58.8%. It was more common in subjects under 45 years of age. >3 LBP episodes annually were more frequent in operating rooms and medical wards. LBP lasted >1 week in 29% of females and in 23% of males. LBP caused change of duties or time off work in 11% of females and in 8% of males.
authors.affiliation: Medico del lavoro, Monteleone di Orvieto, Terni.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Folletti
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Belardinelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cresta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fabrizi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tacconi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stopponi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siracusa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors