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| Title |
Interventions to prevent back pain and back injury in nurses: a systematic review
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| Published in |
Occupational and environmental medicine, January 2007
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| DOI | 10.1136/oem.2006.030643 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Anna P Dawson, Skye N McLennan, Stefan D Schiller, Gwendolen A Jull, Paul W Hodges, Simon Stewart |
| Abstract |
A systematic literature review was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of interventions that aim to prevent back pain and back injury in nurses. Ten relevant databases were searched; these were examined and reference lists checked. Two reviewers applied selection criteria, assessed methodological quality and extracted data from trials. A qualitative synthesis of evidence was undertaken and sensitivity analyses performed. Eight randomised controlled trials and eight non-randomised controlled trials met eligibility criteria. Overall, study quality was poor, with only one trial classified as high quality. There was no strong evidence regarding the efficacy of any interventions aiming to prevent back pain and injury in nurses. The review identified moderate level evidence from multiple trials that manual handling training in isolation is not effective and multidimensional interventions are effective in preventing back pain and injury in nurses. Single trials provided moderate evidence that stress management programs do not prevent back pain and limited evidence that lumbar supports are effective in preventing back injury in nurses. There is conflicting evidence regarding the efficacy of exercise interventions and the provision of manual handling equipment and training. This review highlights the need for high quality randomised controlled studies to examine the effectiveness of interventions to prevent back pain and injury in nursing populations. Implications for future research are discussed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 246 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 240 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 45 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 37 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 17 | 7% |
| Researcher | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 60 | 24% |
| Unknown | 48 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 74 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 39 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 6% |
| Sports and Recreations | 13 | 5% |
| Engineering | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 34 | 14% |
| Unknown | 59 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 July 2023.
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