INFLUENCE OF PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS ON THE OCCURRENCE OF LUMBAR PAIN IN NURSES/UTICAJ PERSONALNIH KARAKTERISTIKA NA POJAVU LUMBALNOG BOLA KOD MEDICINSKIH SESTARA/TEHNICARA

• Published in: Medicinski pregled Vol. 71; no. S1; p. 65
• Main Authors: Bozic, Andrea, Mikov, Ivan, Gajdobranski, Dorde, Svitlica, Branislava Brestovacki, Ciric, Zlatko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Drustvo Lekara Vojvodine 15-08-2018
• Subjects: Analysis; Health aspects; Low back pain; Lumbar puncture
• ISSN: 0025-8105
• DOI: 10.2298/MPNS18S1065B

Introduction. Even though lumbar pain is one of the most common medical problems of today, it is difficult to determine its precise origin. When identifying the risk factors for developing lumbar pain, one should also take into account the personal characteristics such as gender, age, body mass index, smoking habits, physical activities etc. The basic goal of this study was to assess the relationship between the socio-demographic characteristics (age, gender, level of education), the body mass index, smoking habits, and lumbar pain in nurses. Material and Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted in five healthcare institutions in the area of Vojvodina by interviewing nurses by means of the modified Nordic questionnaire. Results. The participants were predominantly female, the majority of them having secondary school degree. The study revealed a statistically significant relationship between lumbar pain and the increase of age and body mass index, while smoking habits did not influence the occurrence of lumbar pain. Conclusion. A better organization of work in relation to the age and gender as well body mass control would reduce the risk of lumbar pain.Key words: Low Back Pain; Nursing Staff; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Body Mass Index; Smoking; Age Factors; Sex FactorsUvod. Iako lumbalni bol predstavlja jedan od najucestalijih zdravstvenih problema danasnjice, tesko je utvrditi tacan izvor nastanka. Prilikom identifikacije faktora rizika za nastanak lumbalnog bola treba uzeti u obzir i personalne karakteristike kao sto su: pol, starost, indeks telesne mase, pusenje, fizicka aktivnost, itd. Osnovni cilj ovog istrazivanja bio je da se ispita povezanost izmedu sociodemografskih karakteristika (godine zivota, pol, stepen strucne spreme), indeksa telesne mase, pusenja i lumbalnog bola kod medicinskih sestara/tehnicara. Materijal i metode. Istrazivanje je sprovedeno u pet zdravstvenih ustanova sa podrucja Vojvodine u obliku studije preseka, anketiranjem medicinskih sestara/tehnicara. Za ispitivanje je koriscen modifikovani Nordijski upitnik. Rezultati. Ispitanici su bili uglavnom zenskog pola. Najveci broj ispitanika imao je srednju strucnu spremu. Istrazivanjem je utvrdeno da postoji statisticki znacajna povezanost lumbalnog bola sa porastom godina zivota i indeksa telesne mase, dok pusenje ne utice na pojavu lumbalnog bola. Zakljucak. Boljom organizacijom posla u odnosu na starost i pol medicinskih sestara/tehnicara kao i regulisanjem telesne mase, smanjio bi se rizik od nastanka lumbalnog bola.Kljucne reci: lumbalni sindrom; zdravstveni radnici; faktori rizika; istrazivanja i upitnici; indeks telesne mase; pusenje; starosna dob; pol