Correlation Between Chronic Low Back Pain and Female Sexual Function

Abstract

Objective To correlate chronic low back pain with female sexual function. Methods This is a cross-sectional study. Thirty-two women aged between 18 and 44 years old, with body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 kg/m2 and 29.9 kg/m2, with a medical diagnosis of chronic low back pain and sexually active in the last six months were selected. The patients underwent a physical therapy evaluation and responded to two questionnaires: the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Female Sexual Quotient (QS-F). Pearson’s correlation test was used to assess the impact of chronic low back pain on sexual activity. Results The mean age was 30.31 years old (±.7.10) and the mean BMI was 24.54 Kg/m2 (±3.06). The mean Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire score was 5.2 ( ± 3.28), indicating that the patients did not have significant disability. The mean QS-F score was 60.37 (±14.48), classified as “unfavorable to normal”. The correlation test showed a low correlation between chronic low back pain and female sexual function (r = 0.027). Conclusion There was a low correlation between chronic low back pain and female sexual function in the study population, but the moderate correlation between the “comfort” domain and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire score was significant. Level of evidence II ; Cross-sectional clinical study.

Perfil epidemiológico de função e satisfação sexual em mulheres nulíparas, primíparas e multíparas com dor lombar crônica

“…Analisando o fato da amostra da presente pesquisa ter sido composta somente por mulheres com sintomas de dor lombar crônica, torna-se importante salientar a importância de entender que esse fator também pode influenciar na função sexual feminina, conforme citado por Drummond et al (2020). Desta forma, acredita-se que a abordagem dos profissionais da área da saúde na investigação da correlação entre a função sexual e a dor lombar crônica é de importante relevância, uma vez que a dor lombar crônica pode repercutir como um fator no desenvolvimento das disfunções sexuais femininas (ROSENBAUM, 2010;BAHOUQ et al, 2013).…”