African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery

African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery ISSN 2198-4638 Vol. 2 (7), pp. 496-500, September, 2015. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

A study on the prevalence rates of backache and occupational stress among nurses

*Mohammed lucas, Ali O. Haddad-Abel and Hassan B. Velayati

Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medical Sciences , Payame Noor University, Iran.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 8 August, 2015

Abstract

To gain more insight into the prevalence rates of backache and to determine the relation between occupational stress among the Nurses. In this cross-sectional study a questionnaire was carried out among 400 nursing personnel in three general hospitals in Amol, Iran. The questionnaire had 3 sections: demographic information, psychosocial stress related to work, and of psychological stress related to work. The annual prevalence was 80% of the cases. Results indicated that, there was a significant relationship between low back pain and female gender (OR=2.8), exercise (OR=0.4), height (OR=1.06) and weight (OR=1.4). Also a significant relationship existed between LBP relationship with colleagues (OR=1.8) and hastiness at work (OR=0.6). Out findings show that low back pain was common and a serious problem among nurses. Moreover, we found positive association between low back pain and job stresses.

Key words: Low back pain, demographic factors, psychological, psychosocial, nurses.