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KMID : 0604720070140010005
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Journal of Rheumatology Health
2007 Volume.14 No. 1 p.5 ~ p.12
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Low Back Pain and Job Stress in Hospital Nurses
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Kim Yeon-Hee
Ahn Yang-Heui
Kim Young-Sin
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify the relationship between low back pain and job stress in hospital nurses.
Method: A descriptive correlation research design was employed. The participants were 355 nurses who worked in a general hospital in W city Kangwon-do and consented to participate in this study. The Visual Analog Scale and job stress scale were used in this study. Analysis included descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and partial correlation coefficients.
Results: Experience of low back pain for nurse in the past was 86.5% and in the present was 67.5% for low back pain which measured an average of 4.4 points for the level of low back pain. The mean score for job stress was relatively low(M=47.2). Job demand, organization system, job instability and conflict in relationships contributed to high stress scores, instead inappropriate compensation, job culture, and job autonomy contributed to low stress. There was a significant relationship between low back pain and job stress.
Conclusion: These results suggest that further research is needed to develop programs to prevention and management of low back pain for nurses.
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KEYWORD
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Low back pain, Job stress, Hospital nurse
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