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October 15, 2025Open Access

Evaluating Nurses’ Understanding of Lower Back Pain and Approaches for Physical Therapy

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MHMahfoudh Falih HasanFKFiras Hadi KhalafUniversity of BasrahMKMoayad Naeem KhalafUniversity of Basrah

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Overview

Descriptive cross-sectional study evaluated nurses' perception of lower back pain and physiotherapy, suggesting educational programs may enhance understanding.

Key Points

  • Fifty-eight percent of nurses demonstrated medium perception regarding lower back pain and physiotherapy management.
  • A majority (83%) displayed good general knowledge, while 72% passed the exercise therapy section on the questionnaire.
  • The study involved 80 nurses from Basra hospitals, surveyed using a structured 24-item questionnaire on a 3-point Likert scale.
  • Targeted educational programs are needed to improve nurses’ competence in physiotherapy-based management of lower back pain.

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Hasan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68eff7392ae617e5891a91bahttps://doi.org/10.21070/ijhsm.v2i2.290
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