OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (15): 2030-2034.

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Analysis on relationship between pain distress,work stress and sleep quality among medical staff with occupational low back pain in grade-A tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province

YANG Xiaohuan, TANG Zhiju   

  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,Deyang People's Hospital,Deyang Sichuan 618000,China
  • Received:2023-01-04 Revised:2023-02-11 Published:2026-03-24

Abstract: Objective To investigate the status of pain,work stress and sleep quality of medical staff with occupational low back pain in grade-A tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province,analyze the influencing factors of sleep quality. Methods Using convenience sampling method,a total of 427 medical workers with occupational low back pain in grade-A tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province in December 2021 were selected as subjects. The general information questionnaire,pain distress scale,work stress scale and sleep quality index scale were used to collect data,and the data were analyzed. Results The sleep quality score of 427 medical workers with occupational low back pain was(9.68±3.67)points,of which 84.54 % had sleep quality score ≥5 points. The pain distress score was (48.86±14.85)points,and work stress score was (30.58±12.57)points. There were statistically significant differences in sleep quality score among medical workers with different marital status,education level,professional title,duration of pain,frequency of pain in recent month and regular exercise or not(P<0.05). The total scores of sleep quality and scores of each dimension in 427 medical workers with occupational low back pain were positively correlated with the total scores of pain distress and work stress and scores of each dimension(r>0,all P<0.05). The pain distress,work stress,duration of pain,frequency of pain in recent month and regular exercise were the main factors affecting sleep quality of medical staff with occupational low back pain(all P<0.05),which could explain 37.64% of the total variance. Conclusion The sleep quality of medical staff with occupational low back pain in grade-A tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province is poor,the pain distress and working pressure are significantly related to sleep quality,and the medical managers should take targeted interventions to improve the occupational low back pain and sleep quality of medical staff according to influencing factors,and improve their physical and mental health.

Key words: Occupational low back pain, Medical staff, Pain distress, Working pressure, Sleep quality, Influencing factors

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