Characteristics of Low Back Pain in Pregnancy, Risk Factors, and Its Effects on Quality of Life
| Autor: | İlkay Güngör Satılmış, Münevver Aybüke Berber |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Visual Analog Scale Visual analogue scale 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lumbar Quality of life Obstetrics and gynaecology Pregnancy Risk Factors health services administration Surveys and Questionnaires Back pain medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine health care economics and organizations Pain Measurement Advanced and Specialized Nursing 030504 nursing business.industry equipment and supplies medicine.disease Low back pain Oswestry Disability Index Pregnancy Complications Cross-Sectional Studies Physical therapy Quality of Life population characteristics Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business human activities Low Back Pain |
| Zdroj: | Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses. 21(6) |
| ISSN: | 1532-8635 |
| Popis: | Background Low back pain is a common problem experienced during pregnancy, negatively affecting quality of life. Aims The study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of low back pain during pregnancy and its effects on the quality of life. Design This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Settings Its setting was the Kastamonu State Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics. Participants/Subjects The study consisted of 400 pregnant women. Methods The sample consisted of 400 pregnant women. Data were collected using an introductory information form, a back pain evaluation form, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Results In terms of back pain, 75.3% of the participants experienced back pain during their current pregnancy. The mean VAS score for back pain during their current pregnancy was 4.91±1.88. Low back pain was generally experienced in the third trimester (85.5%) and in the lumbar area (45.5%). Factors associated with low back pain included income status, trimester, gestational weight gain, frequent urinary tract infections, a hunchback posture, having experienced low back pain during previous pregnancies, and a history of low back pain. The mean percentage score on the ODI, which assesses the effect of low back pain on functional status, was 31.87% ± 15.56%, and for the majority of the participants (45.7%), low back pain was found to slightly limit their activities of daily living. Conclusions The prevalence of low back pain in pregnancy is quite high, and low back pain slightly limits women’s activities of daily living. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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