Mental health and vitality predict spinal pain in healthcare workers.

Ander Espin Rodrigo Núñez-CortésJ IrazustaA Rodriguez-LarradJ Torres-UndaJ VinstrupM D JakobsenL L Andersen

Published in: Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) (2023)

Compared to healthcare workers with good mental health and high vitality, those with moderate mental health and low/moderate vitality, respectively, were more likely to increase spinal pain intensity at 1-year follow-up. These components should also be considered in the prevention of spinal pain in healthcare workers.

Keyphrases

mental health
chronic pain
spinal cord
neuropathic pain
pain management
high intensity
mental illness
postoperative pain