[Prevalence and determinants of low back pain in hospital workers].
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.
Folletti
I
I
Medico del lavoro, Monteleone di Orvieto, Terni.
Belardinelli
V
V
Giovannini
G
G
Cresta
B
B
Fabrizi
G
G
Tacconi
C
C
Stopponi
R
R
Ferrari
L
L
Siracusa
A
A
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