Prevalence of low back pain in Greek public office workers

dc.contributor.author	Σπυρόπουλος, Παναγιώτης	el
dc.contributor.author	Παπαθανασίου, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Γεωργούδης, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Χρονόπουλος, Ευστάθιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Κουτής, Χαρίλαος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-21T16:01:22Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-21T16:01:22Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-21
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/4460
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.subject	Υπάλληλοι γραφείου
dc.subject	Παράγοντες κινδύνου
dc.subject	Οσφυαλγία
dc.subject	Επιδημιολογία
dc.subject	Office workers
dc.subject	Risk factors
dc.subject	Low back pain
dc.subject	Epidemiology
dc.title	Prevalence of low back pain in Greek public office workers	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Physical therapy
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Φυσικοθεραπεία
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heal.contributorName	Κουμούτση, Φωτεινή	el
heal.identifier.secondary	ISSN 1533-3159
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας.Τμήμα Φυσικοθεραπείας	el
heal.publicationDate	2007-09
heal.bibliographicCitation	Spyropoulos, P., Papathanasiou, G., Georgoudis, G., Chronopoulos, E., Koutis, H. et. al. (2007) Prevalence of low back pain in Greek public office workers. Pain physician. 10(5), pp.651-660.	en
heal.abstract	Background: Epidemiological studies have provided information on the prevalence and risk factors of low back pain (LBP) in white collar workers in industrialized countries. Little information has related individual, work ergonomic, and psychosocial factors to the incidence of LBP in low income countries. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of LBP among Greek public office workers. To identify and relate the individual, work ergonomic, and psychosocial factors to the occurrence of LBP. Design: Cross-sectional study of Greek office workers in the public sector. Methods: A self-reported standardized questionnaire was constructed to record risk factors associated with the occurrence of LBP. Personal characteristics, work ergonomics, and psychosocial traits were collected and related to LBP prevalence. Results: Of the 771 office workers, 648 responded (84% return rate). The majority of the participants were women (75.8%). Among all responders, 33%, 37.8%, 41.8%, and 61.6% presented with point, one-year, two-year, and lifetime prevalence respectively. Sleep disturbances due to pain were reported in 37% of the office clerks with chronic low back pain. Multiple logistic regression models have revealed that significant determinants for predicting LBP occurrence are age, gender, body mass index, body distance from computer screen, adjustable back support, clerk body position while sitting, sitting time of greater than 6 hours, job satisfaction, repetitive work, and anger during last 30 days. Conclusion: High proportions of Greek office workers suffer from LBP which might affect the Greek economy. The incidence of LBP status is significantly associated with some anthropometric, ergonomic, and psychosocial factors.	en
heal.publisher	American society of interventional pain physicians	en
heal.journalName	Pain physician	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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