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Prognostic psychosocial factors for disabling low back pain in Japanese hospital workers
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 5, p e0177908 (2017), PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017.
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Abstract
- Background Although the occupational health field has identified psychosocial factors as risk factors for low back pain that causes disability, the association between disabling low back pain and psychosocial factors has not been examined adequately in Japanese hospital workers. Therefore, this study examined the association between low back pain, which interfered with work, and psychosocial factors in Japanese hospital workers. Method This cross-sectional study was conducted at a hospital in Japan. In total, 280 hospital workers were recruited from various occupational settings. Of these, 203 completed a self-administered questionnaire that included items concerning individual characteristics, severity of low back pain, fear-avoidance beliefs (Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire), somatic symptoms (Somatic Symptom Scale-8), psychological distress (K6), workaholism, and work-related psychosocial factors (response rate: 72.5%). Logistic regression was used to explore risk factors associated with disabling low back pain. Results Of the 203 participants who completed questionnaires, 36 (17.7%) reported low back pain that interfered with their work. Multivariate analyses with individual factors and occupations adjusted for showed statistically significant associations between disabling low back pain and fear-avoidance beliefs (adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 2.619, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.003–6.538], somatic symptoms (OR: 4.034, 95% CI: 1.819–9.337), and interpersonal stress at work (OR: 2.619, 95% CI: 1.067–6.224). Conclusions Psychosocial factors, such as fear-avoidance beliefs, somatic symptoms, and interpersonal relationships at work, were important risk factors in low back pain that interfered with work in Japanese hospital workers. With respect to occupational health, consideration of psychosocial factors is required to reduce disability related to low back pain.
- Subjects :
- Male
Questionnaires
Economics
Cross-sectional study
Emotions
Social Sciences
lcsh:Medicine
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Logistic regression
Severity of Illness Index
Occupational safety and health
Disability Evaluation
0302 clinical medicine
Japan
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine and Health Sciences
Psychology
Medicine
Public and Occupational Health
030212 general & internal medicine
lcsh:Science
Response rate (survey)
Multidisciplinary
Fear
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Low back pain
Hospitals
Professions
Research Design
Workforce
Female
medicine.symptom
Psychosocial
Research Article
Adult
Employment
medicine.medical_specialty
Lower Back Pain
Psychological Stress
Pain
Jobs
Research and Analysis Methods
Job Satisfaction
03 medical and health sciences
Signs and Symptoms
Diagnostic Medicine
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Severity of illness
Humans
Occupational Health
Psychological and Psychosocial Issues
Survey Research
business.industry
lcsh:R
Biology and Life Sciences
Odds ratio
Health Care
Cross-Sectional Studies
Logistic Models
Labor Economics
People and Places
Physical therapy
Population Groupings
lcsh:Q
business
Low Back Pain
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a0f4c987394548522c56ed565c904c15