Abstract:
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to know the attitudes and beliefs about low back
pain among participants. Objective: To determine the male & female ratio, age groups, occupations, income level, and educational level, X-ray and MRI of the spine of people
suffering from LBP, to find out the lifestyle related information of people suffered with
LBP, to find out the information marital status , number of family member ,family
type ,smoking of patients suffering from LBP, to find out the co-morbid disease of people
who suffered with LBP, to find out the information about duration of low back pain and
cause of the pain. To find out the information about patients awareness about the cause of
low back pain and source of information about that. To get information about imaging
diagnosis of the cause; Lifting, carrying that responsible for future LBP. Methodology:
cross sectional study was conducted using Back pain attitude questionnaire (Back-PAQ)
to collect data from 111 participants data entry was done by using SPSS version 22
software. Result: patients hold a negative attitude toward low back pain, yet hold positive
beliefs recovering from back pain. The participants’ age ranged from 15-75 years and low
back pain has a highest prevalence in housewives. Conclusion: participants think that
they need to protect their back from injury, due to this belief there may be loss of
confidence while using the back, this may decrease the prognosis rate. But a clear
guideline about the safe level of activity may provide patients confidence about using the
back and recovery. Key words: Low back pain, belief, attitud
Description:
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.