Table 1 Description of the cohort and pain relief
Frequency | Percent | Pain development T1-T3* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total group N = 1394 | Not employed in nursing | 112 | 8% | ||||
Employed in nursing | 1282 | 92% | |||||
Median T1 | Median T3 | Test (p) | |||||
Employed in nursing | 1282 | 100% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
Year of Back College | 2009 | 425 | 33.2% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | |
2010 | 388 | 30.3% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
2011 | 469 | 36.6% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
Missing | 0 | 0% | |||||
Gender | Female | 1141 | 89% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | |
Male | 140 | 10.9% | 5 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
Missing | 1 | 0.1% | |||||
Age at Survey | 20-29 | 25 | 2% | 6 | 2.5 | < 0.001 | |
30-39 | 95 | 7.4% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
40-49 | 406 | 31.7% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
50-59 | 601 | 46.9% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
≥ 60 | 145 | 11.3% | 6 | 5 | < 0.001 | ||
Missing | 10 | 0.8% | |||||
Year in nursing | 0-9 | 203 | 15.8% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | |
10-19 | 443 | 34.6% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
20-29 | 395 | 30.8% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
≥ 30 | 233 | 18.2% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
Missing | 8 | 0.6% | |||||
Qualification | Nursing | 646 | 50.4% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | |
Nursing assistant | 233 | 18.2% | 7 | 5 | < 0.001 | ||
Paediatric nursing/Obstetrics | 18 | 1.4% | 6 | 5 | 0.015 | ||
Geriatrics | 289 | 22.5% | 6 | 5 | < 0.001 | ||
Nursing management | 9 | 0.7% | 5 | 3 | 0.039 | ||
Intensive care/OP/anaesthetics | 87 | 6.8% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
Missing | 0 | 0% | |||||
Institution | Outpatient nursing | 181 | 14.1% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | |
Hospital | 630 | 49.1% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
Old people’s home | 425 | 33.2% | 6 | 5 | < 0.001 | ||
Other | 46 | 3.6% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
Missing | 0 | 0% | |||||
Employment | Yes | 1100 | 85.8% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | |
No | 179 | 14% | 7 | 5 | < 0.001 | ||
Missing | 3 | 0.2% | |||||
BGW services | Refresher course | 514 | 40.1% | 6 | 3 | < 0.001 | |
Personal advice | 197 | 15.4% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
Workplace support | 376 | 29.3% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
Outpatient rehabilitation measures | 40 | 3.1% | 7 | 5 | < 0.001 | ||
Aids for patient transfer | 74 | 5.8% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | ||
Other | 38 | 3% | 7 | 4 | 0.002 | ||
No services | 38 | 3% | 6 | 4.5 | 0.007 | ||
Missing | 4 | 0.3% | |||||
Applicability of working techniques in occupation | Yes | 1044 | 81.4% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | |
No | 216 | 16.8% | 7 | 5 | < 0.001 | ||
Missing | 22 | 1.7% | |||||
If yes: reduction in stress to the lumbar spine with working techniques | Yes | 911 | 87.3% | 6 | 4 | < 0.001 | |
No | 108 | 10.3% | 7 | 6 | 0.046 | ||
Missing | 25 | 2.4% | |||||