Biopsychosocial factors are associated with low back pain in female nursing students: a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Tim MitchellCobie Rudd

Abstract

Occupational low back pain is a significant problem among nurses. Recent literature suggests current occupational preventative strategies for nurses have not been effective. Given low back pain is already prevalent before commencing employment, nursing students should be the target of preventative interventions. Modifiable personal factors which contribute to low back pain have proven difficult to identify, but are thought to play an important role in the biopsychosocial nature of low back pain. To evaluate the contribution of personal biopsychosocial factors to low back pain in nursing students. Cross-sectional study comprising physical testing and questionnaires. Two university undergraduate nursing schools in Western Australia. 170 female undergraduate nursing students. Low back pain and control subjects were compared across social, lifestyle (physical activity), psychological (stress, anxiety, depression, back pain beliefs, coping strategies and catastrophising) and physical (spinal postures and spinal kinematics in functional tasks, leg and back muscle endurance, spinal repositioning error and cardiovascular fitness) characteristics. Low back pain was considered as either "minor" or "significant" depending upon pain severi...Continue Reading

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