Work ability and low back pain among workers from a public health institution
Rev. gaúch. enferm
;
30(2): 297-302, jun. 2009. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS, BDENF
| ID: lil-545486
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the association among low back pain and the work ability. A cross-sectional study was developed covering all workers from a public health institution (n=651). They answered a questionnaire on demographics, work, lifestyle characteristics and work ability. The evaluation of work ability was developed with the work ability index (WAI). An univariate logistic regression analysis was carried out having the presence of the studied disease as a dependent variable and showed association in relation to the following WAI items low work ability in relation to physical demands of the work, high estimated work impairment due to diseases, high sickness absence, low own prognosis of work ability two years from now and poor mental resources. The presence of lowback pain affected several aspects of the work ability.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Work Capacity Evaluation
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Low Back Pain
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Health Facilities
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. gaúch. enferm
Journal subject:
Enfermagem
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual de Campinas/BR
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos/BR
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