Abbas Moazemi Goodarzi - Health Education and Health Promotion Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian - Health Education and Health Promotion Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Hossien Delshad - Department of Public Health Department, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran ((H.Delshad@moda

Aims: Low Back Pain (LBP) is a serious and prevalent health problem, especially worldwide.  This study evaluated the impact of an interventional program on promoting the knowledge,  attitude and practice among a clinical worker to prevent low back pain in Lorestan hospitals,  Iran. Method and Materials: in this interventional study, ۸۰ clinical workers who were working  in the two hospitals of Lorestan province in Iran, were divided randomly into an intervention  (N=۴۰) and control (N=۴۰) group.  The intervention group took part in the itervenional program while the control group received no  intervention. The demographic questionnaire and a researcher - made questionnaire were used. Findings: In all ۴۰ clinical workers in each group of intervention with mean age of ۳۳.۱۸±۶.۰۲۵  years and control group with mean age of ۳۱.۴۰± ۶.۷۳۲ years took part in the study. The  mean scores of knowledge, in the control group versus intervention group, immediately after  intervention, ۳-, and ۶ - months follow-up were ۱۳.۰۰±۱.۷۹ vs ۱۳.۲۸ ±۲.۲۱, ۱۳.۰۳±۲.۱۵ vs  ۱۴.۹۳±۱.۲۸, and ۱۳.۰۳±۲.۱۵ vs ۱۴.۳۸±۱.۶۷ respectively which were significant in two time points of ۳- and ۶- month follow ups (P<۰.۰۵) . Regarding, the mean scores of attitude the scores of control versus intervention group were ۳۹.۳۸۶.۴۵± vs ۴۰.۱۳۶.۸۶±, ۳۹.۵۵±۶.۱۱vs ۴۳.۹۸±۴.۸۱, and ۳۹.۴۳±۵.۶۴ vs ۴۳.۶۰±۵.۷۴, respectively; and for behavior the scores in control vs intervention group were ۱۶.۹۶±۶.۹۰ vs ۱۵.۰۵±۴.۵۲; ۱۶.۰۵± ۴.۵ vs ۱۸.۳۵±۵.۳۰, and ۱۶.۰۰±۴.۶۰ vs ۱۸.۱۳±۴.۸۰, respectively.  Conclusions: This study showed that the interventional program is an effective intervention  to promote preventive behavior of LBP in clinical workers.

Low Back Pain, Interventional Program, knowledge, Attitude, Behavior.