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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2024; 59(03): e378-e384
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786729
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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Chronic Occupational Low Back Pain among Healthcare Professionals Working at Hospitals: Exploratory Survey Study

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1   Departamento de Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCMMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
2   Departamento do Futebol Profissional, Clube Atlético Mineiro, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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3   Curso de Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCMMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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3   Curso de Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCMMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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4   Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Araranguá, SC, Brasil
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5   Programa de Pós-Graduaéão em Ciências da Saúde, Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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5   Programa de Pós-Graduaéão em Ciências da Saúde, Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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Financial Support The Institutional Scholarship Program (PIBIC) from the Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation (FAPEMIG) supported this study under number 8908.
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Abstract

Objective This study aimed to describe the methodological process for developing a questionnaire to identify the prevalence and risk factors for chronic occupational low back pain in healthcare professionals working at hospitals.

Method An exploratory crossectional survey study was carried out in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, and its metropolitan region, in two stages. Initially, the authors prepared a questionnaire based on the Roland Morris disability questionnaire and sent it to a committee of low back pain specialists for validation using the Delphi technique. The second stage consisted of sending the final questionnaire to health professionals working in a hospital environment for at least 2 years and presenting chronic low back pain for at least 3 months.

Results Validation occurred in two rounds of questionnaire adjustments by a panel consisting of physical therapists and physician experts in the field (orthopedists with more than 3 years of experience). Both rounds had 13 participants. The questionnaire initially consisted of 27 items, and, after validation, it had 19 items. The study included 65 subjects, with an average age of 40.91 years old and an average time working at a hospital of 40 hours per week. The total sample had 76.9% of physicians, 10.8% of physical therapists, and 12.3% of nurses or nursing technicians. Most (52.3%) subjects reported staying in uncomfortable positions affecting the lower back for 5 to 10 hours per day.

Conclusion We developed and validated, using the Delphi technique, a questionnaire on the prevalence and risk factors associated with chronic occupational low back pain among healthcare professionals working at hospitals. This unprecedented tool can benefit the population studied since the questionnaires currently used to evaluate chronic low back pain are not specific for investigating the occupational cause of this condition.

Work performed at the Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (FCMMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.




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Eingereicht: 24. Oktober 2022

Angenommen: 06. November 2023

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22. Juni 2024

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