Association of low back pain and neck, shoulder, or arm pain with complaints of actual tasks (n=314)
| Independent variables (actual tasks) | Responses | Low back pain RR (95% CI) | Neck/shoulder/arm pain RR (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||||||
| Accepting emergency patient | 252 | 30 | 1.29 (0.88 to 1.90) | 1.09 (0.74 to 1.60) | |||
| Transferring patient | 198 | 101 | 1.14 (0.89 to 1.45) | 1.10 (0.86 to 1.40) | |||
| Moving beds | 233 | 73 | 1.13 (0.86 to 1.49) | 1.16 (0.88 to 1.52) | |||
| Helping patient to bathe | 218 | 57 | 1.11 (0.82 to 1.50) | 1.16 (0.86 to 1.57) | |||
| Helping patient to shampoo | 199 | 43 | 1.10 (0.79 to 1.55) | 1.17 (0.83 to 1.65) | |||
| Changing incontinance pads | 214 | 85 | 1.10 (0.85 to 1.43) | 1.06 (0.82 to 1.38) | |||
| Repositioning patient in bed | 158 | 138 | 1.10 (0.86 to 1.40) | 0.98 (0.77 to 1.25) | |||
| Bed bath | 176 | 123 | 1.08 (0.85 to 1.37) | 1.05 (0.82 to 1.34) | |||
| Medication | 83 | 215 | 1.09 (0.84 to 1.42) | 1.05 (0.81 to 1.37) | |||
| Care of patient with serious disabilities | 261 | 39 | 1.07 (0.76 to 1.51) | 0.98 (0.69 to 1.39) | |||
| Taking patient to an operation room and receiving | 198 | 93 | 1.05 (0.81 to 1.36) | 1.04 (0.81 to 1.35) | |||
| Feeding bedridden patient | 129 | 147 | 1.04 (0.82 to 1.33) | 1.05 (0.83 to 1.35) | |||
| Undressing patient | 132 | 170 | 1.03 (0.82 to 1.31) | 1.03 (0.82 to 1.31) | |||
| Treating a dead body | 211 | 52 | 1.03 (0.76 to 1.40) | 1.01 (0.74 to 1.37) | |||
| Sending patient to an exam and receiving | 166 | 135 | 1.01 (0.80 to 1.28) | 1.10 (0.87 to 1.39) | |||
| Making bed | 269 | 40 | 1.00 (0.71 to 1.43) | 1.02 (0.72 to 1.44) | |||
| Helping incoming or discharged patient | 163 | 128 | 0.98 (0.77 to 1.24) | 1.12 (0.89 to 1.43) | |||
RRs (95% CIs) were calculated by the Cox's model by controlling for workplaces, duration of employment in present ward, age, height, BMI, and marital state.