- Title
- Prevalence and correlates of low back pain among occupational therapy students in Northern Queensland
- Creator
- Leggat, Peter A.; Smith, Derek R.; Clark, Michele J.
- Relation
- The Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 75, Issue 1, p. 35-41
- Relation
- http://www.caot.ca/default.asp?pageid=2211
- Publisher
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2008
- Description
- Background: Although low back pain (LBP) is an important issue for the health profession, few studies have examined LBP among occupational therapy students. Purpose: To investigate the prevalence and distribution of LBP, its adverse sequelae; and to identify potential risk factors. Methods: In 2005, a self-reported questionnaire was administered to occupational therapy students in Northern Queensland. Findings: The 12-month period-prevalence of LBP was 64.6%. Nearly half (46.9%) had experienced pain for over 2 days, 38.8% suffered LBP that affected their daily lives, and 24.5% had sought medical treatment. The prevalence of LBP ranged from 45.5 to 77.1% (p=0.004), while the prevalence of LBP symptoms persisting longer than two days was 34.1 to 62.5% (p=0.020). Logistic regression analysis indicated that year of study and weekly computer usage were statistically-significant LBP risk factors. Implications: The occupational therapy profession will need to further investigate the high prevalence of student LBP identified in this study.
- Subject
- students; occupational therapy; musculoskeletal; lower back pain; risk factor
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/40228
- Identifier
- uon:4567
- Identifier
- ISSN:0008-4174
- Language
- eng
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