Objective To evaluate the relationship between psychosocial factors and occupational low back pain, and to provide evidence for the reduction and prevention of occupational low back pain.
Methods Through computer and manual database retrieval and followed pre-set inclusion and exclusion criteria, 21 obtained cohort studies on association between psychosocial risk factors and low back pain from 2000 to 2016 were analyzed synthetically by meta analysis.
Results High job demands, low coworker support, low supervisor support, low job satisfaction, and high job stress were significantly associated with occupational low back pain occurring, whose pooled relative risk values were 1.168 (1.047-1.304), 1.200 (1.096-1.315), 1.182 (1.094-1.277), 1.320 (1.206-1.446), and 1.543 (1.190-2.000), respectively.
Conclusion Several psychosocial factors are remarkably associated with the occurrence of occupational low back pain. It is recommended to adjust work organization and system, pay attention to mental load, reduce work stress, and improve the ability to cope with stress for the prevention of occupational low back pain.
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