Prevalence of low back pain in greek public office workers

dc.contributor.author	Σπυρόπουλος, Παναγιώτης	el
dc.contributor.author	Γεωργούδης, Γεώργιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Χρονόπουλος, Ευστάθιος	el
dc.contributor.author	Κουτής, Χαρίλαος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-22T13:53:12Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-22
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/8677
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.source	www.painphysicianjournal.com	en
dc.subject	Επιδημιολογία
dc.subject	Office workers
dc.subject	Εργαζόμενοι γραφείου
dc.subject	epidemiology
dc.title	Prevalence of low back pain in greek public office workers	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Δημόσια υγεία
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Public health
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Δημόσια υγεία
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heal.classificationURI	http://lod.nal.usda.gov/28292
heal.keywordURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C02821
heal.contributorName	Κουμούτσου, Φ.	el
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
heal.access	forever
heal.publicationDate	2007
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".[Online] 10: p.651-660. Available from: http://www.painphysicianjournal.com [Accessed 22/04/2015]	el
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 inci-dence 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 fac-tors 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 respective-ly. 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 determi-nants 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 an-thropometric, ergonomic, and psychosocial factors.	en
heal.journalName	Pain Physician	el
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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