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Back pain and its association with the practice of body mechanics among healthcare providers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

Back pain is widely prevalent in the general population especially among healthcare professionals due to the increased exposure to physical demands of their work routine. This study aims to determine the incidence of back pain symptoms, the level of practice of body mechanics, the association betwee...

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Main Author: Harun, Nurul Afiqah
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2023
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R Medicine
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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spelling my.usm.eprints.61402 http://eprints.usm.my/61402/ Back pain and its association with the practice of body mechanics among healthcare providers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia Harun, Nurul Afiqah R Medicine RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Back pain is widely prevalent in the general population especially among healthcare professionals due to the increased exposure to physical demands of their work routine. This study aims to determine the incidence of back pain symptoms, the level of practice of body mechanics, the association between the practice of body mechanics and back pain symptoms, and the related factors that contributed to back pain symptoms among healthcare providers in Hospital USM. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 218 respondents that were recruited using convenience sampling in a 10 random selected departments. The data collection period was from October 2022 until June 2023. A set of self- administered questionnaire via google form was used to collect the data. The data was analyzed using software SPSS (26.0). The result shows that 177 healthcare providers out of 218 experienced back pain symptoms in the preceding 12 months. The healthcare providers that worked at Hospital USM had good level of body mechanic practice. A significant association (p=0.002) was indicated between back pain symptoms and the level of body mechanic practices among healthcare providers in Hospital USM. Universiti Sains Malaysia 2023-06 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/61402/1/20.%20NURUL%20AFIQAH%20147774-E.pdf Harun, Nurul Afiqah (2023) Back pain and its association with the practice of body mechanics among healthcare providers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. Project Report. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
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RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Harun, Nurul Afiqah
Back pain and its association with the practice of body mechanics among healthcare providers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
description Back pain is widely prevalent in the general population especially among healthcare professionals due to the increased exposure to physical demands of their work routine. This study aims to determine the incidence of back pain symptoms, the level of practice of body mechanics, the association between the practice of body mechanics and back pain symptoms, and the related factors that contributed to back pain symptoms among healthcare providers in Hospital USM. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 218 respondents that were recruited using convenience sampling in a 10 random selected departments. The data collection period was from October 2022 until June 2023. A set of self- administered questionnaire via google form was used to collect the data. The data was analyzed using software SPSS (26.0). The result shows that 177 healthcare providers out of 218 experienced back pain symptoms in the preceding 12 months. The healthcare providers that worked at Hospital USM had good level of body mechanic practice. A significant association (p=0.002) was indicated between back pain symptoms and the level of body mechanic practices among healthcare providers in Hospital USM.
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title Back pain and its association with the practice of body mechanics among healthcare providers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_short Back pain and its association with the practice of body mechanics among healthcare providers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_full Back pain and its association with the practice of body mechanics among healthcare providers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_fullStr Back pain and its association with the practice of body mechanics among healthcare providers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Back pain and its association with the practice of body mechanics among healthcare providers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
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publisher Universiti Sains Malaysia
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