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dc.contributor.authorBucher, Thomas-
dc.contributor.authorVolken, Thomas-
dc.contributor.authorPfeiffer, Fabian-
dc.contributor.authorSchaffert, René-
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-06T16:40:47Z-
dc.date.available2023-07-06T16:40:47Z-
dc.date.issued2023-
dc.identifier.issn1471-2474de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28191-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Musculoskeletal pain, especially back pain, is common among health care professionals (HP). For prevention purposes, it is important to know whether HP develop their symptoms before or after entering the health care workforce. Cross-sectional studies among HP cannot answer this question. This follow-up study measures the prevalence and individual course of musculoskeletal pain among full-time HP students at the end of their studies and one year after entering the health care workforce. Method: Self-reported one-year prevalence for low back pain, neck/shoulder pain, pain in arms/hands, and pain in legs/feet was collected at two timepoints from 1046 participating HP using an online questionnaire. Participants were asked whether their musculoskeletal pain was related to study or work conditions. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) models of the binomial family with log link were used to estimate adjusted prevalence and corresponding normal based 95% confidence intervals were derived using the bootstrap method with 1000 replications. Results: The prevalence of low back pain as well as neck and shoulder pain was very high at baseline and follow-up in all full-time students and later HP. Prevalence for pain in arms/hands, legs/feet was low and there were significant differences between the professions. HP clearly associated their low back pain and neck/shoulder pain with study and work conditions; HP strongly associated pain in arms/hands, legs/feet only with work conditions. Conclusion: Many HP suffer from back/neck/shoulder pain already as students before starting their professional career. The prevention of back/neck/shoulder pain must be part of the education of all health professions at universities. As an example of best practice, universities should incorporate ergonomic measures and exercises into the daily routine of training health professionals. The effects of physically demanding professional tasks on the upper and lower extremities need to be investigated in further studies to take preventive measures.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherBioMed Centralde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Musculoskeletal Disordersde_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectMusculoskeletal painde_CH
dc.subjectBackde_CH
dc.subjectNeckde_CH
dc.subjectHandde_CH
dc.subjectFootde_CH
dc.subjectHealth professionalde_CH
dc.subjectLongitudinalde_CH
dc.subject.ddc615.82: Physiotherapiede_CH
dc.titleMusculoskeletal pain in health professionals at the end of their studies and 1 year after entry into the profession : a multi-center longitudinal questionnaire study from Switzerlandde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementGesundheitde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Physiotherapie (IPT)de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Public Health (IPH)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12891-023-06635-zde_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-28191-
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue1de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.start518de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume24de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.webfeedG: Arbeit und Gesundheitde_CH
zhaw.author.additionalNode_CH
zhaw.display.portraitYesde_CH
zhaw.monitoring.costperiod2023de_CH
zhaw.relation.referenceshttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7123425de_CH
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Bucher, T., Volken, T., Pfeiffer, F., & Schaffert, R. (2023). Musculoskeletal pain in health professionals at the end of their studies and 1 year after entry into the profession : a multi-center longitudinal questionnaire study from Switzerland. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1), 518. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06635-z
Bucher, T. et al. (2023) ‘Musculoskeletal pain in health professionals at the end of their studies and 1 year after entry into the profession : a multi-center longitudinal questionnaire study from Switzerland’, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 24(1), p. 518. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06635-z.
T. Bucher, T. Volken, F. Pfeiffer, and R. Schaffert, “Musculoskeletal pain in health professionals at the end of their studies and 1 year after entry into the profession : a multi-center longitudinal questionnaire study from Switzerland,” BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 24, no. 1, p. 518, 2023, doi: 10.1186/s12891-023-06635-z.
BUCHER, Thomas, Thomas VOLKEN, Fabian PFEIFFER und René SCHAFFERT, 2023. Musculoskeletal pain in health professionals at the end of their studies and 1 year after entry into the profession : a multi-center longitudinal questionnaire study from Switzerland. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2023. Bd. 24, Nr. 1, S. 518. DOI 10.1186/s12891-023-06635-z
Bucher, Thomas, Thomas Volken, Fabian Pfeiffer, and René Schaffert. 2023. “Musculoskeletal Pain in Health Professionals at the End of Their Studies and 1 Year after Entry into the Profession : A Multi-Center Longitudinal Questionnaire Study from Switzerland.” BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 24 (1): 518. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06635-z.
Bucher, Thomas, et al. “Musculoskeletal Pain in Health Professionals at the End of Their Studies and 1 Year after Entry into the Profession : A Multi-Center Longitudinal Questionnaire Study from Switzerland.” BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, vol. 24, no. 1, 2023, p. 518, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-06635-z.


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