Low Back Pain and Quality of Life Among the Ambulance Drivers in Malaysia's Hospitals

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

198

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 1, 2021

Primary Completion Date

May 30, 2022

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2022

Conditions
Low Back PainQuality of Life
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Integrated back pain module (IBPM)

All Ambulance drivers will be screening with the Proforma to determine their low back pain symptoms. Those workers who are diagnosed with mechanical back pain during the 12 months fulfill a self-report quality of life questionnaire (SF-36). Then Integrated back pain module (IBPM) will be delivered to them after the introduction course conducted for 1 day and then the intervention will last for 6 months. Research staff will explain how to operate and use the module. Subjects must comply with all the care and prevention guidelines of the research module so that it achieves the expected results. They also need to complete the checklist provided in the Edmodo software via their respective smartphones.

OTHER

Health Educational Pamphlet.

In Health Educational Pamphlet (HEP) sessions, Participants will be taught the importance of movement and activity, pain management techniques, and methods for developing spinal posture awareness during activities of daily living (e.g., lifting, pushing, pulling, sitting, getting out of bed, and using a backpack).

Trial Locations (1)

31250

Ministry of Health Hospital, Ipoh

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Universiti Sains Malaysia

OTHER