Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Risk Factors among Farmers in Jeju

BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and its associated agricultural work-related, biomechanical factors among this population. METHODS: We analyzed initial survey data from the Safety for Agricultural Injury of Farmers cohort study involving adult farmers in Jej...

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Autores principales: Lee, Hyun Jung, Oh, Jung-Hwan, Yoo, Jeong Rae, Ko, Seo Young, Kang, Jeong Ho, Lee, Sung Kgun, Jeong, Wooseong, Seong, Gil Myeong, Kang, Chul Hoo, Song, Sung Wook
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8640578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34900361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2021.06.003
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and its associated agricultural work-related, biomechanical factors among this population. METHODS: We analyzed initial survey data from the Safety for Agricultural Injury of Farmers cohort study involving adult farmers in Jeju Island. The prevalence of LBP was calculated with associated factors. RESULTS: In total, 1,209 participants were included in the analysis. The overall prevalence of LBP was 23.7%. Significant associations for LBP were the type of farming activity, length of farming career, prior agricultural injury within 1 year, and stress levels. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed three biomechanical factors significantly related to LBP: repetitive use of particular body parts; the inappropriate posture of the lower back and neck. CONCLUSIONS: Some occupational, and biomechanical risk factors contribute to LBP. Therefore, postural education, injury prevention education, and psychological support will be needed to prevent LBP.

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