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. 2019 Nov 1;16(21):4254. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214254

Table 3.

Occupational characteristics of the respondents.

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)