Educational Intervention for the Management of Nonspecific Lower Back Pain in Nonprofessional Caregivers (TRANSFE Program): A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Autor:	Ortiz-Mallasén, Víctor, Claramonte-Gual, Eloy, Cervera-Gasch, Águeda, Mena-Tudela, Desirée, Valero-Chillerón, María Jesús, Andreu-Pejó, Laura, Llagostera-Reverter, Irene, González-Chordá, Víctor Manuel
Předmět:	T-test (Statistics) STATISTICAL significance RESEARCH funding EVALUATION of human services programs EDUCATIONAL outcomes VISUAL analog scale QUESTIONNAIRES MANN Whitney U Test CHI-squared test DESCRIPTIVE statistics CAREGIVERS BURDEN of care LONGITUDINAL method PAIN management QUALITY of life RESEARCH methodology SOCIAL support DATA analysis software LUMBAR pain
Zdroj:	Nursing Reports; Sep2024, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p1570-1586, 17p
Abstrakt:	Nonspecific lower back pain is one of the main health issues experienced by nonprofessional caregivers of dependent individuals. The repetitive movements and efforts made by caregivers to assist dependent individuals are associated with the onset of this lower back pain. The main objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention for the management of nonspecific lower back pain in nonprofessional caregivers of dependent individuals (TRANSFE program). The secondary objectives were to (i) evaluate the effectiveness of the TRANSFE program on other variables (caregiver burden, perceived social support, and health-related quality of life), (ii) obtain the sociodemographic profile of the sample, and (iii) determine the baseline of the study variables. A quasi-experimental study with post-intervention measurements at 3 months was conducted. Thirty-six nonprofessional caregivers of dependent individuals participated in this study. The presence of lower back pain (back pain index), low back pain (visual analogue scale), disability due to low back pain (Oswestry disability index), perceived social support (Duke-UNK scale), caregiver burden (Zarit burden scale), and health-related quality of life (EuroQol-5D) were assessed. The intervention significantly improved all the studied variables related to lower back pain (p < 0.001). The intervention was effective on other variables related to nonprofessional caregiving such as caregiver burden, perceived social support, and health-related quality of life, albeit with moderate results. An educational intervention for lower back pain experienced by caregivers of dependent individuals was effective in reducing lower back pain and addressing caregiver burden, perceived social support, and health-related quality of life. This study was registered retrospectively on the Open Science Framework platform on 20 June 2024, with the registration number 10.17605/OSF.IO/K7WTE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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