title: [Acute lumbago prevalence of health workers exposed to a moderate level of exposure index MAPO].
abstract: We conduced a cross sectional study in the period Gen - Dec 2006 to examine the relationship between acute lumbago in health workers and exposition to a moderate level of exposure index Movement and Assistance of Hospital Patients (MAPO). The study ruled 240 health workers (M: 180; F: 60), the mean age was 44,9 years (range 24 - 64); was evaluated the occurrence of acute lumbago in the last 12 months. The objective of this study was to describe the trends over a specific time of the association between the moderate MAPO index and acute lumbago in this sample of health care workers. The results indicate that healthcare workers exposed to moderate MAPO index appear to incur a greater risk of acute lumbago than general population, but lower than that evidenced by Italian and Sweden authors between nursing staffs. Medical surveillance of exposed workers is confirmed as necessary method of secondary prevention and also it is useful in the diagnosis of worker's susceptibilities.
authors.affiliation: ASL Brindisi - U.O. Medicina del Lavoro, Servizio Prevenzione e Protezione.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazzotta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Ettorre
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Cazzato
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Giorgio
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015995:Prevalence; D016474:Weight-Bearing