Risk factors of mechanical pain among the housewives

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the risk factors of mechanical neck pain for housewife. Objectives: The objective of the study was to find out the risk factors of mechanical neck pain, socio-demographic information, association between neck pain and housewife, behavior, lifestyle, physical factors, characteristics of neck pain and pain disability index. Methodology: The dissertation was an observational study with a case-control design. 50 participants responded to a face-to-face interview from 20th April 2023 to 20th June 2023. Inclusion criteria for the case group were having neck pain for at least 3 months and for the control group was not having neck pain for the last 5 years. The exclusion criteria for the case group were pathological neck pain. A structured questionnaire was used that had socio-demographic information, behavior and lifestyle. Neck disability index (NDI) and pain numeric rating scale (NPRS) were used to determine the factors. The statistical test has been conducted as per the distribution of data. Descriptive statistics were performed by the mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage. Interferential statistics has been performed by chi-square, Pearson’s correlation, independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA. Binary logistic regression has been performed using cases, presence of pain, and higher intensity of pain as a predictor variable. P-value was set as <.05. Results: Among 50 participants 25 were in the case group and 25 were in the control group. Mean± SD of overall age was 3.24± 1.5 and BMI. Among them prevalence of neck pain in Mean ±SD is 0.66±0.917 Association found between neck pain with, stress level, same work, helping hand, repetitive neck movement, television watching and maintain position, prolong sitting. Conclusion: Many factors were causing mechanical neck pain but among them maintain of position causes mechanical neck pain in most of them. Key words: Risk factor, mechanical neck pain, housewife.