Low back pain: prevalence and associated risk factors among hospital staff

Title. Low back pain: prevalence and associated risk factors among hospital staff. Aim. This paper is a report of a study conducted to describe the prevalence and risk factors for lower back pain amongst a variety of Turkish hospital workers including nurses, physicians, physical therapists, techn...

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Published in:	Journal of advanced nursing Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 516 - 524
Main Authors:	Karahan, Azize, Kav, Sultan, Abbasoglu, Aysel, Dogan, Nevin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2009 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Back injuries Back pain Educational programs Epidemiologic Methods Female Health care Health services Help seeking behavior hospital staff Hospitals Humans Language varieties Lifting Lifting - adverse effects Low back pain Low Back Pain - epidemiology Male Medical personnel Medical Staff, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Moving and Lifting Patients - adverse effects Nurses Nursing Staff, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Occupational Diseases - epidemiology Occupational hazards Occupational health occupational risk Occupational stress Occupations Pain Personnel, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Physical therapists Physicians Posture Prevalence Prevention programs Psychological distress Qualitative research questionnaire Respondents Risk factors Risk reduction Secretaries Smoking Smoking cessation Technicians Therapists Turkey Turkey - epidemiology Workers Young Adult Turkey
ISSN:	0309-2402, 1365-2648, 1365-2648
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