Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.172-179, 2023 (Scopus)
Introduction: Low back pain is a common problem among operating room personnel. The study was performed to determine low back pain (LBP) factors and effects on daily activities in operating room personnel. Methods: The descriptive study was conducted in January 2018 in An-kara, Türkiye. The study sample consisted of 210 operating room person-nel. Data from the study were collected using the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire and Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Low Back Health Question Form. Results: The majority of operating room personnel had LBP. The mean disability score of the Operating room personnel was 9.69±6.49. A total of 8.1% of operating room personnel had severe disabilities. The disability score of the operating room personnel was higher in women, nurses, and personnel who worked over 8 hours a day, those who had any level of stress, and those who lifted patients without assistance. Conclusion: LBP remains an important problem in operating room staff and negatively affects daily activities. Considering the disability caused by LBP, to prevent LBP, developing comprehensive programs with hos-pital management including exercise, coping with stress, smoking cessa-tion, and regulation of the working environment and conditions is sug-gested.