PMID- 22316989
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140121
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1875-9270 (Electronic)
IS  - 1051-9815 (Linking)
VI  - 41 Suppl 1
DP  - 2012
TI  - Factors contributing to work related low back pain among personal care workers in 
      old age.
PG  - 1873-83
LID - 10.3233/WOR-2012-0401-1873 [doi]
AB  - This study aims to preliminary explore the work related and individual factors 
      that contributed to the occurrence of low back pain (LBP) that affected work 
      activities of Personal Care Workers (PCWs). A cross-sectional study was conducted 
      to 36 PCWs in an old age home of Hong Kong. The study is divided into three 
      parts: 1) a questionnaire to document the workload exposure factors and the 
      musculoskeletal symptoms survey of the PCWs, 2) work posture evaluation; and 3) 
      an evaluation of the physical fitness and lifting capacity of the PCWs. 
      Univariate analyses were used to explore the risk factors associated with LBP 
      that affected work activities. The results indicated that individual physical 
      profile and lifting capacities did not contribute to occurrence of low back pain 
      at work. For the work demand factors, the perceived physical demands in lifting 
      and lowering heavy objects, awkward sustain neck and back postures, loading on 
      the back, and perceived effort of cleaning task contributed to the occurrence of 
      LBP. For the physical environment factors, thermal stress and improper 
      ventilation were associated with the occurrence of LBP cases. For the individual 
      factor, LBP cases were associated with workers' self perceived muscular effort, 
      and perceived risk of mental illness in response to work requirements.
FAU - Yeung, Simon S
AU  - Yeung SS
AD  - Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung 
      Hom. Hong Kong. simon.yeung@polyu.edu.hk
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Work
JT  - Work (Reading, Mass.)
JID - 9204382
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Anthropometry
MH  - *Caregivers
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - *Homes for the Aged
MH  - Hong Kong/epidemiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Low Back Pain/epidemiology/*etiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Moving and Lifting Patients/*adverse effects
MH  - Occupational Diseases/epidemiology/*etiology
MH  - Physical Fitness/physiology
MH  - Posture/physiology
MH  - Prevalence
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - *Task Performance and Analysis
EDAT- 2012/02/10 06:00
MHDA- 2014/01/22 06:00
CRDT- 2012/02/10 06:00
PHST- 2012/02/10 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/02/10 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/01/22 06:00 [medline]
AID - F366503326128372 [pii]
AID - 10.3233/WOR-2012-0401-1873 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Work. 2012;41 Suppl 1:1873-83. doi: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0401-1873.