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Work-related physical factors and low back pain among policemen in Kelantan: a cross-sectional study / Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee Muhammad Alif Madrid and Siti Nor Ismalina Isa

Low back pain (LBP) is a commonly reported musculoskeletal disorder among policemen or active-duty officers. Policemen are exposed to a high risk of developing LBP due to their nature of work and strenuous activities. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of LBP and the association...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Alif Madrid, Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee, Isa, Siti Nor Ismalina
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2022
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Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Backache
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69713/1/69713.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.697132022-11-09T04:17:40Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69713/ Work-related physical factors and low back pain among policemen in Kelantan: a cross-sectional study / Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee Muhammad Alif Madrid and Siti Nor Ismalina Isa Muhammad Alif Madrid, Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee Isa, Siti Nor Ismalina Diseases of the musculoskeletal system Backache Low back pain (LBP) is a commonly reported musculoskeletal disorder among policemen or active-duty officers. Policemen are exposed to a high risk of developing LBP due to their nature of work and strenuous activities. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of LBP and the association between LBP with sociodemographic and work-related physical factors. A crosssectional study was conducted among 101 policemen in one police center in Kelantan, Malaysia. A set of self-administered questionnaires including the sociodemographic form, Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used as the research instrument. The prevalence of LBP among policemen was 18.8%. The associations between LBP with sociodemographic and physical activity factors were not statistically significant (p>0.05). However, Cramer’s V coefficient showed strong associations between LBP with gender, age, marital status, educational level, ranks, duration of work per week and break time (Cramer’s V > 0.15). Although this study found non-significant results between LBP and all study variables, the police workforce should be educated with information regarding LBP and its risk factors in order to encourage preventive measures and minimize LBP prevalence. More studies are also warranted for this population. Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2022-10 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69713/1/69713.pdf Work-related physical factors and low back pain among policemen in Kelantan: a cross-sectional study / Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee Muhammad Alif Madrid and Siti Nor Ismalina Isa. (2022) Healthscope, 5 (1). pp. 1-6. ISSN 2735-0649 http://healthscopefsk.com/
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topic Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Backache
spellingShingle Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Backache
Muhammad Alif Madrid, Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee
Isa, Siti Nor Ismalina
Work-related physical factors and low back pain among policemen in Kelantan: a cross-sectional study / Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee Muhammad Alif Madrid and Siti Nor Ismalina Isa
description Low back pain (LBP) is a commonly reported musculoskeletal disorder among policemen or active-duty officers. Policemen are exposed to a high risk of developing LBP due to their nature of work and strenuous activities. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of LBP and the association between LBP with sociodemographic and work-related physical factors. A crosssectional study was conducted among 101 policemen in one police center in Kelantan, Malaysia. A set of self-administered questionnaires including the sociodemographic form, Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was used as the research instrument. The prevalence of LBP among policemen was 18.8%. The associations between LBP with sociodemographic and physical activity factors were not statistically significant (p>0.05). However, Cramer’s V coefficient showed strong associations between LBP with gender, age, marital status, educational level, ranks, duration of work per week and break time (Cramer’s V > 0.15). Although this study found non-significant results between LBP and all study variables, the police workforce should be educated with information regarding LBP and its risk factors in order to encourage preventive measures and minimize LBP prevalence. More studies are also warranted for this population.
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author Muhammad Alif Madrid, Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee
Isa, Siti Nor Ismalina
author_facet Muhammad Alif Madrid, Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee
Isa, Siti Nor Ismalina
author_sort Muhammad Alif Madrid, Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee
title Work-related physical factors and low back pain among policemen in Kelantan: a cross-sectional study / Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee Muhammad Alif Madrid and Siti Nor Ismalina Isa
title_short Work-related physical factors and low back pain among policemen in Kelantan: a cross-sectional study / Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee Muhammad Alif Madrid and Siti Nor Ismalina Isa
title_full Work-related physical factors and low back pain among policemen in Kelantan: a cross-sectional study / Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee Muhammad Alif Madrid and Siti Nor Ismalina Isa
title_fullStr Work-related physical factors and low back pain among policemen in Kelantan: a cross-sectional study / Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee Muhammad Alif Madrid and Siti Nor Ismalina Isa
title_full_unstemmed Work-related physical factors and low back pain among policemen in Kelantan: a cross-sectional study / Sheikh Muhammad Aiman Alhabshee Muhammad Alif Madrid and Siti Nor Ismalina Isa
title_sort work-related physical factors and low back pain among policemen in kelantan: a cross-sectional study / sheikh muhammad aiman alhabshee muhammad alif madrid and siti nor ismalina isa
publisher Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA
publishDate 2022
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/69713/1/69713.pdf
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