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Duque Vera IL, Zuluaga González DM, Pinilla Burgos AC. Prevalence of low back pain (lbp) and risk factors in professional and auxiliar nurses in Manizales. Hacia Promoc. Salud [Internet]. 2011 Jan. 1 [cited 2024 May 18];16(1):27-38. Available from: https://revistasojs.ucaldas.edu.co/index.php/hacialapromociondelasalud/article/view/1994
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Objective: to establish the prevalence, intensity and the risk factors of low back pain in those having nursing as a profession or occupation. This population has important demands for the locomotion system because of the requirements of their job. The muscular-skeletal disorders have been reported as one of the most important causes of working lesions in this profession or occupation. Materials and methods: professional and auxiliary nurses working in two hospitals in Manizales, Colombia who filled out a survey and were asked to undergo anthropometric and functional assessment. Results: In 233 individuals with an average age of 34±10.1, a 67.8% prevalence of low back pain (LBP) was found with values of 75% and 66.8% for men and women respectively. Men and women mobilized patients 11.1±10.8 and 5.5±3.9 times per day respectively. Conclusion: the results of the study demonstrate that low back pain is s frequent disease in the professional and auxiliary nurses in the city of Manizales without any difference in the prevalence regarding gender. In spite of the fact that men perform a higher number of patients' mobilizations per shift, they do not show a greater prevalence of this painful problem.
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Karadäg A. Evaluation of ergonomic conditions of intensive care units by nurses. Ankara: Hacettepe University; 1994.
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Twomey LT, Taylor JR. Age changes in lumbar vertebrae and intervertebral discs. Clin Orthop Relat Res 1987;(224):97-104.
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Hoozemans MJ, van der Beek AJ, Frings-Dresen MH, van Dijk FJ, van der Woude LH. Pushing and pulling in relation to musculoskeletal disorders: a review of risk factors. Ergonomics 1998;41(6):757-81.
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Faulkner R, Bailey D, Drinkwater D, Wilkinson A, Houston C, Mckay H. Regional and total body mineral content, bone mineral density, and total body tissue composition. Calcif Tissue Int 1993;53:7-12.
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Josephson M, Lagerstrom M, Hagberg M, Wigaeus Hjelm E. Musculoskeletal symptoms and job strain among nursing personnel: a study over a three year period. Occup Environ Med 1997;54(9):681-5.
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