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The prevalence and associated factors of lower back pain among surgeons in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia
BACKGROUND: Lower back pain (LBP) is the most common form of musculoskeletal disorder and a crucial occupational issue among healthcare professionals that peaks among surgeons. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence and the characteristics and identify associated risk factors amon...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10465029/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37649758 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_468_22 |
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author | Aldaheri, Asim A. Aljuhani, Mohammed M. Aldaheri, Reem E. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Lower back pain (LBP) is the most common form of musculoskeletal disorder and a crucial occupational issue among healthcare professionals that peaks among surgeons. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence and the characteristics and identify associated risk factors among surgeons in the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: This study used a cross-sectional method among surgeons in the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia. Data were randomly collected using a self-administered questionnaire divided into demographic, individual, and occupational characteristics and prevalence data from different hospitals and cities. The subjects of the study were 208 surgeons working in different specialties. RESULTS: Thirty-eight percent of surgeons were found to have back pain. The highest prevalence was found among general surgeons, followed by gynecologists. Surgeons with a longer mean duration of work experience had a significantly higher percentage of back pain sufferers. The presence of back pain, on the other hand, did not appear to be related to the surgeon’s gender, dominant hand, specialty, or other work conditions. LBP was widespread in surgeons with higher work experience, a stable job position, older age, a higher body mass index (BMI), chronic conditions, who did not exercise, and who were not athletes. CONCLUSIONS: General surgeons have the highest prevalence, according to the results of this study. Appropriate measures should be adopted to avoid this occupational health issue. We emphasize the importance of performing a periodic examination and follow-up on the health status of surgeons’ spines and providing educational information about LBP and the best ways to avoid it. We advocate an ergonomic examination of workplace conditions and regular counseling sessions to encourage people to use their backs more properly with correct posture. |
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spelling | pubmed-104650292023-08-30 The prevalence and associated factors of lower back pain among surgeons in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia Aldaheri, Asim A. Aljuhani, Mohammed M. Aldaheri, Reem E. J Family Med Prim Care Original Article BACKGROUND: Lower back pain (LBP) is the most common form of musculoskeletal disorder and a crucial occupational issue among healthcare professionals that peaks among surgeons. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence and the characteristics and identify associated risk factors among surgeons in the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: This study used a cross-sectional method among surgeons in the Makkah region of Saudi Arabia. Data were randomly collected using a self-administered questionnaire divided into demographic, individual, and occupational characteristics and prevalence data from different hospitals and cities. The subjects of the study were 208 surgeons working in different specialties. RESULTS: Thirty-eight percent of surgeons were found to have back pain. The highest prevalence was found among general surgeons, followed by gynecologists. Surgeons with a longer mean duration of work experience had a significantly higher percentage of back pain sufferers. The presence of back pain, on the other hand, did not appear to be related to the surgeon’s gender, dominant hand, specialty, or other work conditions. LBP was widespread in surgeons with higher work experience, a stable job position, older age, a higher body mass index (BMI), chronic conditions, who did not exercise, and who were not athletes. CONCLUSIONS: General surgeons have the highest prevalence, according to the results of this study. Appropriate measures should be adopted to avoid this occupational health issue. We emphasize the importance of performing a periodic examination and follow-up on the health status of surgeons’ spines and providing educational information about LBP and the best ways to avoid it. We advocate an ergonomic examination of workplace conditions and regular counseling sessions to encourage people to use their backs more properly with correct posture. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023-07 2023-07-14 /pmc/articles/PMC10465029/ /pubmed/37649758 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_468_22 Text en Copyright: © 2023 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Aldaheri, Asim A. Aljuhani, Mohammed M. Aldaheri, Reem E. The prevalence and associated factors of lower back pain among surgeons in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia |
title | The prevalence and associated factors of lower back pain among surgeons in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia |
title_full | The prevalence and associated factors of lower back pain among surgeons in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia |
title_fullStr | The prevalence and associated factors of lower back pain among surgeons in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia |
title_full_unstemmed | The prevalence and associated factors of lower back pain among surgeons in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia |
title_short | The prevalence and associated factors of lower back pain among surgeons in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia |
title_sort | prevalence and associated factors of lower back pain among surgeons in makkah region, saudi arabia |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10465029/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37649758 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_468_22 |
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