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Medicina clínica y social
On-line version ISSN 2521-2281
Abstract
DELGADO-MONTANO, Gloria Maria et al. Factors associated with low back pain in healthcare workers of a referral hospital in Peru. Med. clín. soc. [online]. 2023, vol.7, n.2, pp.77-83. ISSN 2521-2281. https://doi.org/10.52379/mcs.v7i2.27.
Introduction:
Low back pain is an unavoidable condition in all health personnel, ranging from physical discomfort to functional disability of the individual.
Objective:
To determine the factors associated with low back pain among health workers at a reference hospital in Peru.
Methods:
This study is observational, analytical, cross-sectional, temporally prospective, with non-probabilistic sampling. The population was made up of health workers from the Hospital Santa Rosa de Pueblo Libre during the period from June to December of the year 2022.
Results:
The multivariate analysis determined that being a man (OR: 2.818, p value: 0.017), being overweight (OR:1.782, p value: 0.013), high labor demand (OR: 4.750, p value: 0.026), performing physical (OR: 3.610, p value: 0.031) and having a history of low back trauma (OR: 2.423, p value: 0.034) were statistically significant factors associated with low back pain.
Discussion:
It was possible to observe that the factors associated with low back pain were the male sex, being overweight, high work demand, physical activity and a history of low back trauma. Knowing these variables will make it possible to carry out preventive schemes and talks to deal with this recurring pathology.
Keywords : low back pain; odds ratio; regression analysis.