Table 3.
Variables | All Respondents (n = 1292) |
Respondents with LBP (n = 989) | Respondents without LBP (n = 303) |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Type of hospital | |||
With specialist | 1152 (89.2) | 885 (89.5) | 267 (88.1) |
Without specialist | 140 (10.8) | 104 (10.5) | 36 (11.9) |
Department | |||
Medical base | 908 (70.3) | 705 (71.3) | 203 (67.0) |
Surgical base | 384 (29.7) | 284 (28.7) | 100 (33.0) |
Duration of working as a nurse (years) | |||
0–5 | 684 (53.0) | 526 (53.2) | 149 (49.2) |
5–10 | 288 (22.3) | 223 (22.6) | 65 (21.4) |
10–15 | 163 (12.6) | 120 (12.1) | 43 (14.2) |
More than 15 | 157 (12.1) | 120 (12.1) | 46 (15.2) |
Working hours/day (hours) | |||
1–7 | 277 (21.4) | 193 (19.5) | 84 (27.7) |
More than 7 | 1015 (78.6) | 796 (80.5) | 219 (72.3) |
Shift work | |||
Yes | 1071 (82.9) | 819 (82.8) | 252 (83.2) |
No | 221 (17.1) | 170 (17.2) | 51 (16.8) |
Manual handling | |||
Yes | 1115 (86.3) | 874 (88.4) | 241 (79.5) |
No | 177 (13.7) | 115 (11.6) | 62 (20.5) |
Bending of the body | |||
Yes | 1233 (95.2) | 948 (95.9) | 282 (93.1) |
No | 62 (4.8) | 41 (4.1) | 21 (6.9) |
Twisting of the body | |||
Yes | 1082 (83.7) | 851 (86.1) | 231 (76.2) |
No | 210 (16.3) | 138 (13.9) | 72 (23.8) |
Lifting heavy object | |||
Yes | 1194 (92.4) | 930 (94.0) | 264 (87.1) |
No | 98 (7.6) | 59 (6.0) | 39 (12.9) |
Estimated lifting weight (kg) | |||
Less than 10 | 281 (21.7) | 195 (19.7) | 86 (28.4) |
More than or equal to 10 | 1011 (78.3) | 794 (80.3) | 217 (71.6) |
Lifting technique | |||
Use body | 1131 (87.5) | 864 (87.4) | 267 (88.1) |
Use instrument | 161 (12.5) | 125 (12.6) | 36 (11.9) |
Carry heavy objects | |||
Yes | 600 (46.4) | 479 (48.4) | 121 (39.9) |
No | 692 (53.6) | 510 (51.6) | 182 (60.1) |
Mobilize patient on bed | |||
Yes | 1098 (85.0) | 851 (86.0) | 247 (81.5) |
No | 194 (15.0) | 138 (14.0) | 56 (18.5) |
Mobilize patient from bed to chair | |||
Yes | 1043 (80.7) | 810 (81.9) | 233 (68.0) |
No | 249 (19.3) | 179 (18.1) | 97 (32.0) |
Assist patient from bed to toilet | |||
Yes | 934 (72.3) | 728 (73.6) | 206 (68.0) |
No | 358 (27.7) | 261 (26.4) | 97 (32.0) |