Characteristics of pain, disability and its effects On quality of life among patients with low back Pain attended at CRP.

Abstract

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common phenomenon in the general population and about 80% of general population People can be affected at any age in their livelihood by it. Objective: To find out the characteristics of pain and its effects on quality of life among the low back pain patients attending at CRP. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted with a structured and close ended interviewer administered questionnaire to collect information from 75 low back pain patients in respects through purposive sampling procedure. Data was represented by descriptive analysis, such as – socio-demographic information, work and posture related information, pain related information, different types of pain, disability due to back pain and inferential statistics, such as – quality of life. Result: This study found that, among the 75 participants 61.3% was male and 38.7% was female, 20% was unmarried and 80% was married, that are most affected and maintain prolong sitting posture about 68%. Most of the patients (47%) had normal BMI, 36% was over weighted 16% was obese and only 1.3% was under weighted. About 21 patients (28%) had pain intensity level 6. 56% (42) patients had intermittent pain and 44% patients had constant pain. Most of the patient 70.8% (n=53) was moderate type of disable, 16% was mild disable and 13.4% were severe disable. In this study, it is found that only 5.7% had good physical health and only 12.3 % had good mental health. And both of the components have an effect on quality of life. Significant result is found between the disability with the physical & mental health and seven domains of SF-36 questionnaire (PF, RP, BP, VT, SF, RE and MH) and pain intensity level are found significant. Conclusion: Low back pain is very much common in every age range of Bangladesh. Sometimes is responsible for disability and decline quality of life. Quality of life is especially important when discussing low back pain. The results of this study explore the QoL of patients with LBP attended at CRP and found that LBP effects the quality of life.