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Related factor in lamentation risk of low back pain on inpatient nurse

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the musculoskeletal disorders
caused by poor body activity. This study aims to determine the
factors associated with the risk of LBP complaints of nurse in the
ward at the Banten Provincial Hospital. The research method
used was analytic observational through cross sectional
approach. The research respondents were 34 nurses w
selected by using probability sampling with cluster sampling type.
The measurement of age, work period, and BMI used respondent
characteristics form, work posture measurement used RULA, and
the measurement of LBP complaints used the LBP symptom
questionnaire. The statistical test used the chi square test with a
significant level (α≤0.05). The test results of the relationship
between individual characteristics and the risk of LBP complaints
obtained age (p=0.677), work period (p=0.811), BMI (p=0.350)
and the relationship between work posture and the risk of LBP
complaints (p=0.000). Based on the results of research statistics,
it was found that there was no significant relationship between
age, work period, and BMI with the risk of LBP complaints and
there was a relationship between work posture and the risk of
LBP complaints. The researcher suggested that the nurse should
pay attention to their work posture when conducting a nursing
intervention.

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