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Physical Treatments، جلد ۶، شماره ۳، صفحات ۱۶۱-۱۶۸
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| عنوان فارسی |
Prevalence and risk factors of low back pain among the office workers of king Edward Medical University Lahore-Pakistan |
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| چکیده فارسی مقاله |
Low back pain is a destructive health problem of present era. It is affecting over a large population with huge economical loss. Office workers have a unique life style while working in static body position with poor body posture for long periods of time. The musculoskeletal problems can lead to uneasiness or pain which can have a bad impact on quality of life. This cross sectional study was done to find the prevalence and risk factors of low back pain (LBP) among the office workers of King Edward Medical University (KEMU), Lahore- Pakistan. After the ethical approval from Institutional Review Board (IRB), KEMU -Lahore, a sample size of 300 office workers was calculated by using proportion formula of sample size estimation with 5% margin of error from KEMU with effect from Jan 2015 to Sep 2015.Participants aged between 18-60 years with at least 1 year work experience filled the validated questionnaires. Results showed that Point & life time prevalence of LBP among office workers of King Edward Medical University, Lahore-Pakistan was 29.20% and 69.20% respectively. LBP prevalence increased with the increase in age, work experience, low education and decreased with physical activity, sleep disturbance, smoking habit, more sitting and standing time, computer use and with low job satisfaction. We concluded that different individual, ergonomic, and psychosocial factors were associated with LBP. Because of high prevalence of low back pain (LBP) among office workers of this university, better ergonomic facilities, awareness about sitting posture, regular exercise, good sleep and psychological support to the workers were recommended to decrease the effects of predisposing risk factors of low back pain. |
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| عنوان انگلیسی |
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain Among the Office Workers of King Edward Medical University Lahore, Pakistan |
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| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
Purpose: In the present era, Low Back Pain (LBP) is a destructive health problem. It affects many people and accounts for huge economic loss. Office workers have a unique lifestyle while working in sedentary position with poor body posture for long periods of time. The musculoskeletal problems can result in inconvenience or pain with bad impact on the quality of life. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done to find the prevalence and risk factors of LBP among the office workers of King Edward Medical University (KEMU), Lahore, Pakistan. After taking the ethical approval from Institutional Review Board (IRB), KEMU, Lahore, a sample size of 300 office workers was calculated by using proportion formula of sample size estimation with 5% margin of error from KEMU with effect from Jan 2015 to Sep 2015. Participants aged between 18 and 60 years with at least 1 year work experience completed the validated questionnaires. Results: Results showed that point and lifetime prevalence of LBP among office workers of KEMU, Lahore, Pakistan was 29.20% and 69.20%, respectively. LBP prevalence rose with the increase in age, work experience, low education, low physical activity, sleep disturbance, smoking habit, more sitting and standing time, computer use, and low job satisfaction. Conclusion: We concluded that different individual, ergonomic, and psychosocial factors were associated with LBP. Because of high prevalence of LBP among office workers of this university, better ergonomic facilities and awareness about sitting posture, regular exercise, good sleep, and psychological support to the workers were recommended to decrease the effects of predisposing risk factors of LBP. |
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| کلیدواژه‌های انگلیسی مقاله |
Low back pain, Prevalence, Risk factors |
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| نویسندگان مقاله |
سید اسدالله arslan | syed asadullah arslan
department of physiotherapy, school of rehabilitation, tehran university of medical sciences-international campus
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (Tehran university of medical sciences)
محمدرضا هادیان | mohammad reza hadian
brain and spinal injury repair research center basir , tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (Tehran university of medical sciences)
غلامرضا علیایی | gholamreza olyaei
department of physiotherapy, school of rehabilitation, tehran university of medical sciences-international campus
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (Tehran university of medical sciences)
حسین باقری | hussein bagheri
department of physiotherapy, school of rehabilitation, tehran university of medical sciences-international campus
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (Tehran university of medical sciences)
میرسعید یکانی نژاد | mir saeed yekaninejad
school of rehabilitation, brain and spinal cord injury research center basir , imam khomeini complex hospital, tehran
سحر ijaz | sahar ijaz
department of anatomy, school of medicine, tehran university of medical sciences-international campus
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (Tehran university of medical sciences)
علی عرب خردمند | ali arab kheradmand
institute of cancer, imam khomeini hospital
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| نشانی اینترنتی |
http://ptj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-320-1&slc_lang=en&sid=en |
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تخصصی |
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پژوهشی |
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