THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK POSTURE AND RISK FOR LOW BACK PAIN COMPLAINT OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSES IN dr. DRADJAT PRAWIRANEGARA GENERAL HOSPITAL SERAN – BANTEN
Abstract: Occupational
diseases that are common are Low Back Pain. A non-ergonomic attitude and
working manner will cause one to risk experiencing lower back pain. Low back
pain is one of the musculoskeletal disorders caused by poor body activity. The
study aimeds to determine the relationship of work posture to the risk of LBP
complaints on nurses IGD RSUD dr. Dradjat Prawiranegara Serang. The study was
obsevational analytics through Cross Sectional approach. Research respondents
were 37 nurses used total sampling technique. Measurement of work posture used
Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) and measurement of LBP complaints
questionnaire used The Pain and Distress Scale. Statistical test used Chi
Square test with significant level 0,05. The result of univariate analysis on
work posture found that almost half of respondents (45,9%) had low risk, while
(35,1%) in medium category. The result of bivariate analysis found that there
was a significant correlation between the nurse worker's job and the low back
pain on the nurse who worked in the Emergency Department (IGD) with the p value
of 0.000. Suggestions from the results of the studied is expected for the
management of the hospital to pay attention to the needs of nurses, especially
related to the safety and health of workers, and also provides health education
on ergonomics work posture by providing opportunities for nurses to follow
informal activities related to work ergonomics.
Keywords: emergency
department, Low Back Pain, Nurse, Work Posture, Rapid Upper Limb Assessment
Penulis: E Lukmanulhakim,
Rohmat Solihin
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd170088