@ARTICLE{Rahimi, author = {Rahimi, Naser and Ghasemi, Gholamali and Eshaghian, Mohsen and Aghayari, Azar and }, title = {The Prevalence of Low Back Pain and its Correlation‌‌ with Some Occupational Factors and Demographic Characteristics of the Nurses Working in the Hospitals Affiliated with Social Security Organization in Isfahan‌, 2011}, volume = {10}, number = {2}, abstract ={Background and Objective: Back pain is one of the most common and most costly occupational injuries‌. Due to the nature of nursing career, low- back pain is highly prevalent in nurses. The aim of this study was to survey the prevalence of low-back pain and its correlation with nurses’ demographic characteristics and occupational factors in hospitals of Isfahan, Iran. Material and Methods: This descriptive- co relational study was conducted on 244 out of 260 nurses selected via stratified random sampling‌. Using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Functional Disability Questionnaire (ODQ), the Pain and functional disability variables were measured, respectively.‌ To analyze the data, we used independent t-test and correlation coefficient-(p }, URL = {http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-458-en.html}, eprint = {http://nmj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-458-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery}, doi = {}, year = {2013} }