<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Aim.</bold> The aim of the study was to analyze the assessment of issues related to the occurrence of spinal pain in professionally active nurses.<bold>Material and methods.</bold> The study group consisted of 145 nurses. The diagnostic survey method was used in the study using a questionnaire technique. The research tool was the original questionnaire (sociodemographic data and questions about opinions on the occurrence of spinal pain). The NRS scale was also used in the study.<bold>Results.</bold> The vast majority (99%, n=143) of respondents declared that they felt spinal pains. The largest group indicated that the most common location of pain was the lumbar spine (56.55%, n=82). It was shown that there is a statistically significant relationship between the use of sick leave and the intensity of the pain (χ2=24.101, p&lt;0.05) and the subjective perception of the degree of disability (χ2=35.8300, p&lt;0.05). A significant statistical relation between the place of work and the section of the spine most frequently affected by pain (χ2=12.719, p&lt;0.05) was demonstrated.<bold>Conclusions.</bold> The work as a nurse contributes to the occurrence of spinal pain. There is a connection between the place of work and the occurrence of pain syndromes. Spinal pain contributed to absence from work. Seniority at work has an impact on the occurrence of spinal pain. Nursing staff has knowledge about spinal saving techniques. The occurrence of spinal pain syndromes affects the functioning in everyday life.</abstract>

Aim. The aim of the study was to analyze the assessment of issues related to the occurrence of spinal pain in professionally active nurses.Material and methods. The study group consisted of 145 nurses. The diagnostic survey method was used in the study using a questionnaire technique. The research tool was the original questionnaire (sociodemographic data and questions about opinions on the occurrence of spinal pain). The NRS scale was also used in the study.Results. The vast majority (99%, n=143) of respondents declared that they felt spinal pains. The largest group indicated that the most common location of pain was the lumbar spine (56.55%, n=82). It was shown that there is a statistically significant relationship between the use of sick leave and the intensity of the pain (χ2=24.101, p<0.05) and the subjective perception of the degree of disability (χ2=35.8300, p<0.05). A significant statistical relation between the place of work and the section of the spine most frequently affected by pain (χ2=12.719, p<0.05) was demonstrated.Conclusions. The work as a nurse contributes to the occurrence of spinal pain. There is a connection between the place of work and the occurrence of pain syndromes. Spinal pain contributed to absence from work. Seniority at work has an impact on the occurrence of spinal pain. Nursing staff has knowledge about spinal saving techniques. The occurrence of spinal pain syndromes affects the functioning in everyday life.

Analysis of issues related to spinal pain syndromes in professionally active nurses

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Aim. The aim of the study was to analyze the assessment of issues related to the occurrence of spinal pain in professionally active nurses.Material and...

Analysis of issues related to spinal pain syndromes in professionally active nurses

Published Online: Jun 22, 2020

Page range: 88 - 94

Received: Feb 26, 2020

Accepted: Apr 14, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2020-0014

Keywords
pain, backbone, occupational disease, nursing staff

© 2020 Klaudia Jakubowska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis of issues related to spinal pain syndromes in professionally active nurses

Published Online: Jun 22, 2020

Page range: 88 - 94

Received: Feb 26, 2020

Accepted: Apr 14, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2020-0014

Keywordspain, backbone, occupational disease, nursing staff

© 2020 Klaudia Jakubowska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
pain, backbone, occupational disease, nursing staff