எங்கள் குழு ஒவ்வொரு ஆண்டும் அமெரிக்கா, ஐரோப்பா மற்றும் ஆசியா முழுவதும் 1000 அறிவியல் சங்கங்களின் ஆதரவுடன் 3000+ உலகளாவிய மாநாட்டுத் தொடர் நிகழ்வுகளை ஏற்பாடு செய்து 700+ திறந்த அணுகல் இதழ்களை வெளியிடுகிறது, இதில் 50000 க்கும் மேற்பட்ட தலைசிறந்த ஆளுமைகள், புகழ்பெற்ற விஞ்ஞானிகள் ஆசிரியர் குழு உறுப்பினர்களாக உள்ளனர்.
அதிக வாசகர்கள் மற்றும் மேற்கோள்களைப் பெறும் திறந்த அணுகல் இதழ்கள்
700 இதழ்கள் மற்றும் 15,000,000 வாசகர்கள் ஒவ்வொரு பத்திரிகையும் 25,000+ வாசகர்களைப் பெறுகிறது
Sana Tanzil, Tanzil Jamali, SN Bazmi Inam and Aamir Abbas
Introduction: Health care workers are known to have relatively higher burden of musculoskeletal problems including low back pain as compared to other occupational groups due to their specific ergonomics exposures at work. This study aims to determine the frequency of low back pain, its associated factors and level of functional disability due to low back pain among health care providers working in a tertiary care public hospital in Karachi.
Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among healthcare providers (doctors, nurses and paramedics) working in a tertiary care public hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. All 300 study participants were enquired about complain of low back pain in past 12 months and participants who had low back pain were assessed for low back pain associated functional disability using modified Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Data was analyzed using SPSS version 19.
Results: 58% of all healthcare providers included in the survey reported to experience low back pain in last 12 months. 72.6% of all the healthcare providers with low back pain had minimum disability. While 27.4% of all healthcare providers with low back pain were found to have moderate to severe functional disability affecting their social and work related life. The study found positive association of low back pain with functional disability with an OR: 1.82 (95% CI: 1.56, 2.13). Worker experience >5 years OR: 2.70 (95% CI: 1.21, 6.03), lifting heavy objects / patients OR 2.14 (95% CI: 1.28, 3.55), family history OR: 1.98 (95%CI: 1.17, 3.36) (p-value <0.05).
Conclusion: Healthcare providers have considerably high prevalence of low back pain. A substantial proportion of healthcare providers are suffering from functional disability associated with low back pain; affecting their social and work life. There is need of multilevel interventions for prevention and control of low back pain in this highly vulnerable occupational group.