Biopsychosocial factors are associated with low back pain in female nursing students: A cross-sectional study
International Journal of Nursing StudiesPublished 2 January 2009
Tim Mitchell, Peter O’Sullivan, Anne Smith, Angus Burnett, Leon Straker, Jenny Thornton
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Modifiable lifestyle, psychological and physical factors were independently associated with low back pain in nursing students, rather than occupational factors in working nurses.
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Modifiable lifestyle, psychological and physical factors were independently associated with low back pain in nursing students. Targeting personal factors associated with low back pain in nursing students, rather than occupational factors in working nurses may help improve the impact of low back pain in nurses. Prospective studies are required to confirm the relevance of these findings for risk of future low back pain in nurses.
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