Perceptions Of Bangladeshi Nursing Personnel About Manual Handling And Impact On Their Low Back Pain

Abstract

Aims and objectives. To identify the association between Bangladeshi nurses at Z H Sikder Women's Medical College & Hospital between manual handling factors and low back pain.
Background. Nurses have been noticed to be more vulnerable to low back pain as compared to other medical personnel in a hospital setting, due to the nature of their job which is physically demanding. Their regular work involves common activities such as patient heavy hand transfer and often twisting and bending as important risk factors for low back pain.
Design. A quantitative cross - sectional and descriptive design.
Methods. All clinical nurses in all departments / words of the Z H Sikder Women's Medical College and Hospital were included in the population and sample of this study. A total of 150 nurses were involved in this study and the primary data was collected through self-administered questionnaires. A 108 (72%) response rate was achieved.
Results. The findings of this study show that most of the nurses’ demographic data variables (gender, age, designation, length of service, position at this hospital, working hours, manual lifting, supporting staff, prolong standing hours, working condition) have non- significant relationship with Low Back Pain. In other findings of these studies, it has established that age related factors, work environment factors and occupational factors are significantly correlated with low back pain among Bangladeshi nurses
Conclusions. The researcher noticed, however, that other considerations than demographic and manual handling practices might also theoretically assess low back pain in nurses. In the end, while the findings include important detail on the occurrence and risk factors of low back pain in the staff, the reports are restricted to particular patient patients. And it is not necessary to generalize widely
Relevance to clinical practice. Nursing management and direct care providers should discuss about how they feel about the hospital's manual handling policy. It's essential to remember that staff practises and behaviours are frequently influenced by their ideas and perceptions of policy. As a result of the results in Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Ministry of Health will need to consider low back pain prevention strategies for nurses and anyone working in similar situations. In addition, the findings of the research will be used by the health ministry to develop health policies that will improve the quality of life and working circumstances of health professionals and other related personnel, as well as their functional performance.