Eczane Çalışanlarında Bel Ağrısının Sıklığı ve Risk Faktörleri

Abstract

Objective: To contribute to the literature by investigating the frequency of low back pain in pharmacy workers and its relationship with personal, occupational, and psychosocial risk factors affecting low back pain. Methods: This study included a total of 200 participants (124 females, 76 males) working at pharmacies. A questionnaire consisting of four separate sections was applied. In the first part of the questionnaire; age, gender, in the second part; occupational risk factors, in the third part; psychosocial risk factors, in the fourth part; the characteristic of low back pain. Occupational life, income status, workplace satisfaction, and pain level of participants were evaluated with the Visual Analogue Scale. Results: One hundred twenty-six participants stated that they experienced low back pain. Low back pain in females was found to be 68.5% and 53.9% in males. Thirty-one people who were satisfied with their income status stated that they did not experience low back pain in 41.9%, whereas the income satisfaction of people with low back pain was 15.9%. Family history was the most effective risk factor for the presence of low back pain. Conclusion: In order to decrease the incidence rate of low back pain, necessary regulation should be made, postural alignment, regulation of working conditions, and preventive rehabilitation should be expanded.