Risk for low back pain from different frequencies, load mass and trunk postures of lifting and carrying among female healthcare workers
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Risk for low back pain from different frequencies, load mass and trunk postures of lifting and carrying among female healthcare workers. / Holtermann, Andreas; Clausen, Thomas; Aust, Birgit; Mortensen, Ole Steen; Andersen, Lars L.
I: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, Bind 86, Nr. 4, 05.2013, s. 463-70.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Risk for low back pain from different frequencies, load mass and trunk postures of lifting and carrying among female healthcare workers
AU - Holtermann, Andreas
AU - Clausen, Thomas
AU - Aust, Birgit
AU - Mortensen, Ole Steen
AU - Andersen, Lars L
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - PURPOSE: To investigate the risk of developing non-chronic and chronic low back pain (LBP) from frequency, load mass and trunk postures of occupational lifting and carrying among female healthcare workers.METHODS: A total of 9,847 workers in eldercare answered a questionnaire about occupational lifting and carrying frequency (rarely, occasionally and frequently), load mass (low: 1-7 kg, moderate: 8-30 kg and heavy: >30 kg), trunk posture (upright or forward bent back), and days with LBP in 2005. The odds ratio (OR) for developing non-chronic (1-30 days the last 12 months) and chronic (>30 days the last 12 months) LBP reported in 2006 from these characteristics of occupational lifting and carrying was investigated with multi-adjusted logistic regressions among female healthcare workers without LBP in 2005 (n = 1,612).RESULTS: Frequently lifting and carrying low load mass with forward bent back doubled the risk for developing chronic LBP (OR: 2.14; 95 % CI: 1.02-4.50). Occasionally and frequently lifting or carrying of any load mass with upright back did not increase the risk for chronic LBP. Lifting and carrying did not increase the risk for non-chronic LBP.CONCLUSIONS: Preventive initiatives for LBP among healthcare workers ought to pay attention to frequent lifting and carrying of low load mass with forward bent back.
AB - PURPOSE: To investigate the risk of developing non-chronic and chronic low back pain (LBP) from frequency, load mass and trunk postures of occupational lifting and carrying among female healthcare workers.METHODS: A total of 9,847 workers in eldercare answered a questionnaire about occupational lifting and carrying frequency (rarely, occasionally and frequently), load mass (low: 1-7 kg, moderate: 8-30 kg and heavy: >30 kg), trunk posture (upright or forward bent back), and days with LBP in 2005. The odds ratio (OR) for developing non-chronic (1-30 days the last 12 months) and chronic (>30 days the last 12 months) LBP reported in 2006 from these characteristics of occupational lifting and carrying was investigated with multi-adjusted logistic regressions among female healthcare workers without LBP in 2005 (n = 1,612).RESULTS: Frequently lifting and carrying low load mass with forward bent back doubled the risk for developing chronic LBP (OR: 2.14; 95 % CI: 1.02-4.50). Occasionally and frequently lifting or carrying of any load mass with upright back did not increase the risk for chronic LBP. Lifting and carrying did not increase the risk for non-chronic LBP.CONCLUSIONS: Preventive initiatives for LBP among healthcare workers ought to pay attention to frequent lifting and carrying of low load mass with forward bent back.
KW - Adult
KW - Chronic Pain/etiology
KW - Confidence Intervals
KW - Denmark
KW - Female
KW - Health Care Sector
KW - Humans
KW - Lifting/adverse effects
KW - Logistic Models
KW - Low Back Pain/etiology
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Moving and Lifting Patients/adverse effects
KW - Occupational Diseases/etiology
KW - Odds Ratio
KW - Posture
KW - Prospective Studies
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Torso/physiology
KW - Workload
U2 - 10.1007/s00420-012-0781-5
DO - 10.1007/s00420-012-0781-5
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22585061
VL - 86
SP - 463
EP - 470
JO - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
JF - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
SN - 0340-0131
IS - 4
ER -
ID: 347800860