Journal of Industrial Convergence (산업융합연구)

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Nursing Work Related to Low Back Pain in Intensive Care Unit

중환자실 요통관련 간호업무특성

  • Jaehee Lee (College of Nursing, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Youngshin Song (College of Nursing, Chungnam National University)
  • Received : 2023.08.02
  • Accepted : 2023.10.20
  • Published : 2023.10.28
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Abstract

This study is a descriptive comparative study to identify personal characteristics and nursing work characteristics according to the presence or absence of back pain of nurses in intensive care units in general hospitals and to explore major factors that affect back pain induction. A survey was conducted on nurses in the intensive care unit of a general hospital located in D City, and a total of 100 copies were used for analysis. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, chi-square test, Fisher accurate test, and logistic regression analysis were performed using IBM SPSS 24.0. The study found that 69% of intensive care unit nurses had back pain, 65.2% of which experienced back pain for more than three months in the past year, and 84.1% had back pain after working in the intensive care unit. In the back pain intensity score measured by NRS, 49% answered that they experienced 4 or more points. As factors related to back pain, gender (p=.03) were significant variables in personal characteristics, in the characteristics of nursing work, the number of patient assistance (p=.03) and the number of patient exchanges (p=.01), heavy lifting (p=.04), satisfaction with the condition of the shoes (p=<.001) was found to be a significant variable affecting back pain induction. It is considered that hospital organization and national policies are needed to prevent and manage low back pain in intensive care unit nurses.

본 연구는 종합병원 중환자실 간호사의 요통 유무에 따른 개인적 특성과 간호업무 특성을 파악하고 요통 유발에 영향을 미치는 주요 요인을 탐색하기 위한 서술적 비교 조사 연구이다. D시에 소재한 종합병원 중환자실 간호사를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하였고, 총 100부를 분석에 이용하였다. 자료 분석은 IBM SPSS 24.0을 이용하여 기술통계, 카이제곱 검정, Fisher 정확 검정, 로지스틱 회귀분석을 하였다. 연구 결과 중환자실 간호사의 69%가 요통이 있었고 이 중 65.2%가 최근 1년 동안 3개월 이상의 요통을 경험하였으며 중환자실 업무 후 요통이 발생한 경우가 84.1%로 나타났다. NRS로 측정한 요통 강도 점수는 49%가 4점 이상을 경험하는 것으로 응답 하였다. 요통 관련 요인으로 개인적 특성에서 성별(p=.03)과 간호업무 특성에서 환자 부축 횟수(p=.03), 환의 교환 횟수(p=.01), 무거운 물건 들기(p=.04), 신발 상태 만족도(p=<.001)가 요통 유발에 영향을 미치는 유의한 변수로 확인되었다. 중환자실 간호사의 요통 예방 및 관리를 위해서 병원 조직 및 국가 정책이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

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