New low back pain in nurses: Work activities, work stress and sedentary lifestyle

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 430-440

  Yip, Vera Yin Bing ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Moving and handling; Nurses; Patient ambulation; Work relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SELF REPORT; STRESS; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 2542506396     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03009.x     Document Type: Article

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