Hubungan antara perilaku duduk pengrajin ukir kayu dengan nyeri punggung bawah di Kecamatan Tegallalang, Gianyar, Bali

Abstract

Background: Low back pain is one of the health problems that are often encountered in workers. Some risk factors for low back pain are non-ergonomic sitting position, duration of work, working period, and rest breaks. Woodcarving craftsmen in Pupuan Village have a risk to experiencing low back pain complaint. The purpose of this study is determine whether sitting behaviors is related to low back pain.Methods: An analytical observational study, designed in the form of a cross sectional study to determine the relationship between sitting behaviours with low back pain in Pupuan Village. Samples selected by a non-random consecutive sampling produced 69 samples and analysed using SPSS version 17.Results: Most respondents complained of back pain (89.1%), especially in the lower back (85.5%), after work (95.2%), and improved with changes in sitting position (95.2%). The results of the bivariate analysis showed a significant relationship between age, sitting position, duration of work, length of work, and rest periods with complaints of low back pain (P <0.05).Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between age, sitting position, duration of work, working period, and rest breaks with of low back pain complaint in wood carving craftsmen in Pupuan Village.