Self-efficacy as the Best Predictor for Doing Low Back Pain Prevention Behavior among Health Care Workers

Aim: Nursing has obtained the second rank regarding Work – Related MusculoSkeletal Disorders (WRMSDs). This study aimed to assess if self –efficacy could be the best predictor for back Pain Prevention Behavior among health care workers. Method and Instruments: In this cross-sectional study, ۴۵۲ healthcare workers who were working in different wards of the ۶ general hospitals affiliated to Qom University of Medical Sciences were randomly selected through convenience sampling method. Data were collected through ۳ scales such as demographic questionnaire, Work Related Low Back Pain Predictors Questionnaire (WRLBPPQ) and a checklist for assessing the preventive behaviors of spinal damage and analyzed through descriptive and analytic tests through SPSS version ۱۶. Finding: A total of ۴۵۲ individuals participated in the study (۲۸۹ males and ۱۶۳ females) with a mean age of ۳۷± ۸.۳ years. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that self-efficacy was the most important predictor for back Pain Prevention Behavior (Standardized Coefficients: ۰.۲۱۸, P value < ۰.۰۰۰۱) Conclusion: The results of this study can be used to develop an education program based on self-efficacy training/promoting among healthcare workers.  

کلیدواژه ها:

Self- efficacy ، Low Back Pain ، Predictor ، Prevention ، Health Care Worker