Low back symptoms among hospital nurses, associations to individual factors and pain in multiple body regions

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-24

  Daraiseh, N M ^a,c   Cronin, S N ^b   Davis, L S ^c   Shell, R L ^d   Karwowski, W ^e  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^e University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual factors; Lifestyle factors; Lower back pain; Multiple symptoms; Musculoskeletal symptoms; Nursing personnel

Indexed keywords

BACK PAIN; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; HOSPITAL NURSE; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; LOW BACK; LOWER BACK PAIN; LOWER EXTREMITY; MULTIPLE SYMPTOMS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS; PERIODIC ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE RATES; WORK EXPERIENCE;

HOSPITALS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NURSING;

PERSONNEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; BODY REGIONS; CHRONICITY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; NURSE; NURSING PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; SMOKING; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 71649110885     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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