Nurses' beliefs about back pain, their coping strategies and participant activation for self-management.

Background: Back pain affects nurses' physical, social and emotional well-being, as they encounter difficulties in executing their social and occupational duties.

Objectives: Our study investigated the impact of a cross-cultural back pain campaign on nurses' beliefs about back pain; activating the participants to self-manage; coping strategies; sick leave claimed; and frequency of doctor visits.

Method: A single sample pre- and post-test design was used.

A systematic review on self-management education campaigns for back pain.

Background: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on back pain recommend early management and use of approaches that emphasise self-management, psychological and physical therapies. Lately, mass media campaigns, addressing misconceptions about back pain, have been conducted in developed countries.

Objectives: This study retrieved and synthesised the contents of back pain messages and described the outcomes and effectiveness of the media campaigns.