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Journal Article
Shift Work and Low Back Pain in Nurses Working in an Emergency Department in Italy: Which Targets for Organizational Interventions?
2017
Overview
According to epidemiologic data, HCWs are particularly exposed to the risk of MSDs, and low back pain (LBP) is the most common cause of work-related disabilities among nurses.1-4 The literature reveals a trend toward increased rates of LBP in HCWs in Western countries due to both: (1) aging of the general population and, consequently, an increased number of people needing healthcare; and (2) a demographic change that is resulting in people working to a greater age and consequent high risk for intervertebral disk degeneration in older workers.5-7 A growing literature points to the need for workplace policy development related to organizational issues as a strategy that can help to minimize the occurrence of LBP in the healthcare sector. Many authors have shown that, among other psychosocial risks, shiftwork, including night work, is linked with the occurrence of LBP in registered nurses (RNs).9-11 Hopcia et al.12 observed an increased risk of injury (not including needlestick and sharps injuries) in RNs with more consecutive work days and longer cumulative working hours, and demonstrated the need for organizational interventions targeted to shifts as a strategic way to better protect the safety and health of workers. [...]increased odds ratios for WRLBP were found for RNs working night shifts more than 3 or 9 nights, respectively, in 7 and 28 days. According to the World Health Organization, constructing healthy workplaces, including in the healthcare sector, is a goal that may be reached through collaboration between workers and managers, with the aim of promoting and protecting the health, safety, and well-being of all workers and the sustainability of the workplace.31 The study has some limitations: - The period investigated is too short to draw strong conclusions about the relationship between shiftwork schedules and occurrence of WRLBP. -
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American Association for Physician Leadership
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