Prevalence of low back pain and its association with psychological factors among factory workers in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan

Dany, Abraham Zeckhery (2023) Prevalence of low back pain and its association with psychological factors among factory workers in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Low back pain is one of the common work-related injuries which results in the disability among global workforces. The occurrence of work-related low back pain was found to be quite high and expected to rise in the future. Although the occurrence of low back pain is known to be associated with physical factors, people are not aware that psychological factors are also associated to low back pain. The research was carried out in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan among manufacturing line workers at a Food and Beverage Industry whereby there are insufficient studies associating psychological factors with low back pain especially within the region where this proposed study will be conducted. The findings from this study may be utilised by the study site management to evaluate and implement any necessary control measures as well as be referred to for future related studies. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of low back pain and its association with psychological factors among factory workers in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. Methodology: This study was conducted among the workers of a factory in the food and beverages industry. This study is a cross-sectional study which involves the use of purposive sampling method whereby only workers from the manufacturing line at the study site are chosen. A self-administered questionnaire which consists of several sections will be distributed among the workers. Section A will consist of the workers’ general information and the workers’ socio-demographic status while Section B consists of a 12-Item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Fingertip-to-floor test will be used to identify workers with low back pain. The data obtained will be transferred to a computerized data sheet and later be analyzed using IBM® SPSS® Statistics Software version 27. Results and Discussion: In this study, it was found that the prevalence of low back pain to be quite high at 69.6%. Next, among all the socio-demographic factors that were involved in this study, smoking status have shown to be significantly associated with low back pain (OR = 2.576). Psychological factors have also shown a significant association with low back pain (OR = 3.444). Conclusion: Low back pain was found to be quite prevalent among factory workers. Apart from physical and ergonomics risk factors, psychological factors should also be taken seriously to reduce the risk of developing low back pain among the workers. Keywords: low back pain, psychological factors, factory workers, 12-Item General Health Questionnaire, fingertip-to-floor test

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2024 07:21
Last Modified:	19 Feb 2025 04:34
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1856

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