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Table 3 Back disorders of nursing staff, by care setting

From: Back disorders and lumbar load in nursing staff in geriatric care: a comparison of home-based care and nursing homes

 

Nursing homes

n = 1126

%

Home care

n = 264

%

p-value 1

Back pain on the examination day2

   

- in the lumbar spine

18

16

n.s.

- in the cervical spine

11

4

<0.001

Pain intensity in the lumbar spine in the last 4 weeks3

   

- none to mild

55

56

 

- moderate

24

24

 

- intense to very intense

21

20

ns

Pain intensity in the cervical spine in the last 4 weeks3

   

- none to mild

57

63

 

- moderate

25

23

 

- intense to very intense

18

14

<0.05

Disorders in the lumbar spine

   

Schober reclination (≥ 10 cm)

10

3

<0.01

Schober inclination (< 13 cm)

31

22

<0.01

Inclination painful

11

5

<0.01

Reclination painful

11

8

ns

Kemp sign positive

17

9

<0.001

Painful arc

6

5

ns

Climbing up the legs

5

2

<0.05

Percussion painful

11

7

<0.01

Pain in heel-fall test

5

5

ns

Lateral inclination painful4

18

11

<0.01

Pain during the straight leg raise test4

32

13

<0.001

Lasèque sign4

2

1

ns

Heel to buttocks distance (> 29 cm)4

4

5

ns

Pain during the heel to buttocks distance4

26

13

<0.001

Pain on stretching the femur4

7

2

<0.01

Disorders in the cervical spine

   

Lateral inclination/flexion or extension painful

16

11

<0.01

Ott index (≤31 cm)

27

24

ns

Percussion painful

6

3

<0.05

Pain in heel-fall test

<1

1

ns

  1. 1 ns = non-significant.
  2. 2 Taken from the medical history.
  3. 3 Taken from the questionnaire (self-reported data).
  4. 4 Findings on the right and/or left leg.