%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence and determinants of low back pain among residents in Abha City, Saudi Arabia.
%A Asiri YAI
%A Mogbel MM
%A Alshahrani MA
%A Alqahtani YM
%A AlQarni HZ
%A Asiri HSA
%A Asiri YAA
%A Raffaa HS
%A Raffaa HS
%J J Family Med Prim Care
%V 13
%N 5
%D 2024 May
%M 38948619
暂无%R 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1726_23
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Healthcare work is a major risk for having musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), including low back pain (LBP). This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of LBP and define its associated risk factors among resident physicians.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among all resident physicians of all specialties in Abha city during the period from July 2020 to September 2020. Data were collected using an online pre-structured data collection tool. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) (back pain section) was applied to assess the effect of LBP on the residents' ability to perform job duties effectively.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A total of 312 resident physicians responded. Their age ranged between 25 and 41 years. Males represented 57.7% of them. The prevalence of LBP was 64.7%. The most common reported aggravating factors for LBP were working in uncomfortable posture (73.3%), standing for long periods (64.4%), and long sitting sessions (51.5%). Regarding the pain-relieving factors, sleeping ranked first (60.4%), followed by taking analgesics (48.5%) and maintaining a good posture (35.6%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that obese subjects were at higher risk than underweight subjects to develop LBP (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) =6.18, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.26-30.34, P = 0.025). Compared to resident physicians without family history of back pain, those with such history were at almost 4-fold higher risk of developing LBP (AOR = 3.90, 95% CI: 2.33-6.52, P < 0.001).<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>LBP is a very prevalent problem among resident physicians, particularly obese subjects and those with family history of back pain. LBP adversely impacts the work performance of the affected physicians.