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A Survey on Risk Factors Related to Job-Low Back Pain in Physical Therapists

물리치료사들의 직업적 요통 발생의 위험요인 조사

  • Lee, Jun-cheol (Dept. of Physical Therapy, Yeungnam University College)
  • 이준철 (영남이공대학교 물리치료과)
  • Received : 2020.02.01
  • Accepted : 2020.02.27
  • Published : 2020.05.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of back pain and the variables related to back pain in physiotherapists. In order to investigate the variables related to the incidence of back pain, The results were as follows : 1. Physical therapists' low back pain occurrence possibility appeared by whole 55.0% by male 11.0% and female 44.0%. 2. A day by people's work environmental special quality with low back pain treat morbidity to 31~40 people 40.0%, office hours per week by 45~49 hours 49.1%, a day stand-up tome be less than 5~7 hours 36.4% and appeared the highest. 3. Case that respond "Do dissatisfaction" to profession which is physical therapists' special psychological quality examined by people's 67.0% which low back pain. 4. Cause of low back pain in special active quality to get low back pain is the highest by case 38.2% that respond is "Special cause does not know, it is because for a long time worked to physical-therapy, and the reason that play waist softness gymnastics examined the highest by case 45.4% that respond is "Because present low back pain serves to be or prevents flare-up." According to result of this research, we could Know physical therapists are professionally endanger of getting low back pain. Specially, we could say physical therapists' low back pain occurrence possibility is high because of their having an experience or regarding work environmental special quality such as a day treatment morbidity, office hours per week, stand-up time for a day. There, educational programs need to improve of work environment and prevent the recurrence of low back pain. In this research, we recognized various variables of physical therapists' low back pain occurrence possibility are related to direct causal connection of low back pain occurrence, but we think continuous research should be tired forward in reply.

본 연구의 목적은 물리치료사의 요통 유병률 및 요통 발생과 관련된 변수를 조사하기 위하여 경남지역에서 임상에 근무하고 있는 물리치료사 100명을 대상으로 설문지를 조사 분석하여 다음과 같이 결과를 얻었다. 1. 물리치료사의 요통 유병률은 남자 11.0%, 여자 44.0%, 전체 55.0%로 나타났고, 요통군의 연령별 분포는 20~24세 이하가 50.9%로 가장 높게 조사되었다. 2. 요통군의 근무 환경적 특성 중에서 1일 치료 환자 수는 31~40명 이하군이 40.0%, 주당 근무시간은 45~49시간 이하가 49.1%를 차지하였으며, 1일 서 있는 시간은 요통군에서는 5~7시 미만이 36.4%로 가장 높게 조사되었다. 3. 요통군의 심리적특성에 있어서 물리치료사 직업에 "불만족한다"라고 응답한 경우 요통군이 67.0%로 조사되었다. 4. 요통의 원인은 "원인은 모르겠지만 오랫동안 물리치료사직에 근무하였기 때문이다"라고 응답한 경우가 38.2%로 가장 높게 조사되었고, 요통군의 행동적 특성에 있어서 허리 유연성 체조를 하는 이유는 "현재 요통이 있거나 재발 방지를 위해서이다"라고 응답한 경우가 45.5%로 가장 높게 조사되었다. 이같은 연구결과를 보았을 때 물리치료사가 직업 관련성 요통발생의 위험이 높은 직종에 종사하고 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 특히 요통의 경험이 있거나, 1일 치료 환자 수, 주당 근무시간, 1일 서있는 시간 등 근무환경적 특성과 심리적 특성에 관련되어 요통발생의 가능성이 높은 것으로 사료된다. 따라서 물리치료사의 요통발생을 줄이기 위해서는 근무환경의 개선과 요통예방 혹은 요통재발방지를 위한 교육 프로그램이 병행되어져야 할 것이다.

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