Table 2 Responses to psychophysical and psychosocial attributed factors or causes of low back pain at work among female brick field workers
From: An evaluation of low back pain among female brick field workers of West Bengal, India
Response | Number and percentage | |
|---|---|---|
Questionnaire part 1—physical factors | ||
Low back pain due to manual material handling | Yes | 76 (51 %) |
Low back pain due to awkward lifting | Yes | 79 (53 %) |
Low back pain due to constant sitting static posture | Yes | 82 (55 %) |
Low back pain due to awkward working posture | Yes | 104 (70 %) |
Low back pain due to repetitive work | Yes | 90 (61 %) |
Low back pain due to frequent bending and twisting | Yes | 75 (51 %) |
Questionnaire part 2 (a)—psychosocial factors Work organization and work behavior | ||
Job requires knowledge of skilful activity | Yes | 77 (52 %) |
Workers make frequent mistakes | Yes | 24 (16 %) |
Job demands frequent rotation for task and place | Yes | 112 (76 %) |
Rigidity in work methods and procedure | Yes | 93 (63 %) |
Work demand targets specific productivity | Yes | 122 (82 %) |
Like to work in a group | Yes | 125 (84 %) |
Forced to accept new responsibility | Yes | 58 (39 %) |
Job demands repetitive motions of body segments | Yes | 132 (89 %) |
Like to accept new jobs/responsibilities | Yes | 132 (93 %) |
Favor: job rotation/division of labor | Yes | 115 (78 %) |
Questionnaire part 2 (b)—psychosocial factors Measurement of work stress | ||
Job dissatisfaction | Yes | 77 (52 %) |
Monotony at work | Yes | 92 (62 %) |
Poor relationship with managers of the brick field | Yes | 51 (34 %) |
Perceived inadequacy of income | Yes | 136 (92 %) |
Unpleasant work environments | Yes | 27 (18 %) |
Have you got tired easily | Yes | 21 (14 %) |
Have you been annoyed and irritated easily | Yes | 10 (07 %) |
Have you been forgetful? | Yes | 05 (03 %) |
Do you in your work often have to: Lift, pull or push and carry loads (more than 20 kg) | Lift | 66 (45 %) |
Push | 82 (55 %) | |
Carry | 66 (45 %) | |
Lifting behavior | Alone | 118 (80 %) |
With other | 30 (20 %) | |
Do you often have to stand, sit for a prolong time | Stand | 66 (45 %) |
Sit | 82 (55 %) | |
Is the discomfort felt during subject in work | Yes | 133 (90 %) |
Is the discomfort felt during subject in rest | Yes | 101 (68 %) |