Open AccessPatient handling and risk for developing persistent low-back pain among female healthcare workers
Author(s) -
Andreas Holtermann,
Thomas Clausen,
Marie Birk Jørgensen,
Alex Burdorf,
Lars L. Andersen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3329
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , low back pain , confidence interval , logistic regression , health care , physical therapy , odds , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , economic growth
The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of persistent low-back pain (LBP) based on the number of patient-handling activities among female healthcare workers with no LBP and those with sub-chronic LBP at baseline.