Effectiveness of educational materials to prevent occupational low back pain

Shorthouse, Faye; Roffi, V; Tack, Christopher

doi:10.1093/occmed/kqw072

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“…However, there is also evidence that the persistence of symptoms of pain cannot be explained by objective clinical findings; therefore, a specific approach based on a biomedical model may prove insufficient due to the complexity of factors that are related to low back pain (e.g. unhelpful beliefs, catastrophizing, maladaptive coping strategies, poor self-efficacy, and depression) [28][29][30]. It is our opinion that the present study presents weak but confirmatory evidence, that kinesiophobia and low back pain are associated.…”

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A cross-sectional study of associations between kinesiophobia, pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain

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Background: Low back pain is a significant health problem condition due to high prevalence among the general population. Emotions and physical factors are believed to play a role in chronic low back pain. Kinesiophobia is one of the most extreme forms of fear of pain due to movement or re-injury. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between kinesiophobia and pain intensity, disability and quality of life in people with chronic low back pain. Methods: The study included 132 individuals with chronic back pain, with ages between 18 and 65 years old. Kinesiophobia was assessed using the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, pain intensity was measured using the Numeric Rating Scale with a cut-off more than 3 for inclusion in the study, disability was assessed using the Roland Morris questionnaire, quality of pain was assessed using the McGill questionnaire, and quality of life was assessed using the Quality of Life questionnaire SF-36. Results: The results are statistically significant, but with weak associations were found between kinesiophobia and pain intensity (r = 0.187), quality of pain (sensory, r = 0.266; affective, r = − 0.174; and total r = 0.275), disability (r = 0.399) and physical quality of life (emotional r = − 0.414). Conclusion: Kinesiophobia is an important outcome to assess in patients with chronic low back pain. The results suggest that correlations between kinesiophobia and disability and quality of life are statistically significant.

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A cross-sectional study of associations between kinesiophobia, pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain

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“…In addition, psychosocial factors may affect the length of recovery from such pain and could even increase it [4]. Therefore, training may be used and exploited as a potential and costeffective intervention in this target population [10]. Several studies have shown that psychological factors play an important role in creating continuous LBP among Japanese employees.…”

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Association Between Absenteeism and Low Back Pain in an Automobile Factory

Mehrdad

Pouryaghoub

Afsah

2020

SN Compr. Clin. Med.

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Absenteeism due to low back pain increases the financial burden on society. Therefore, the assessment of LBP-related absenteeism and its associated factors can be helpful. In this cross-sectional study, 771 workers with history of low back pain during last year have been evaluated. Information was collected from examinations carried out by physicians. About 29.2% of the participants had a history of absenteeism, and regression analysis showed that number of children, medication use, and doing MRI were associated with absenteeism. A high frequency of absenteeism was observed (about 30% of workers had LBP), which could be due to the lack of proper management or correct treatment. The other interesting results were the lack of use of medications and primary treatments for the improvement, along with the need to perform an MRI. In terms of the variable of the number of children, higher daily costs and the need for more income can be attributed to their lower absenteeism.

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“… 21 Providing educational material alone does not appear to change behavior. 22 Therefore, in MDT, patient education is undertaken through physical evaluations, in which patients are actively involved. Symptom and functional responses to mechanical loading are important for decision-making in MDT.…”

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Mechanical diagnosis and therapy enhances attitude toward self-management in people with musculoskeletal disorders: A preliminary evidence with a before–after design

Takasaki

2017

SAGE Open Medicine

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Objectives:Mechanical diagnosis and therapy is one of the most common approaches for the management of low back pain. In mechanical diagnosis and therapy, a great emphasis is placed on patient education so that patients can manage their problems by themselves. However, there has been no evidence that mechanical diagnosis and therapy actually enhances patient’s self-management skills. This study aimed to preliminarily investigate whether self-reported skills of self-management for musculoskeletal problems are enhanced through the course of mechanical diagnosis and therapy.Method:Outpatients with musculoskeletal disorders in a local orthopedic clinic were included. The primary outcome measures were the “Self-monitoring and Insight” and “Skill and Technique Acquisition” scores of the Health Education Impact Questionnaire, where higher scores indicate greater self-management skills. Mechanical diagnosis and therapy was undertaken up to a maximum of twice per week for 1 month. The Self-monitoring and Insight and Skill and Technique Acquisition scores before and 1 month after the mechanical diagnosis and therapy interventions were compared. Proportions of patients who exceed the threshold for “reliable change” in the Health Education Impact Questionnaire scores (% >positive “reliable change”) and proportions of patients with the net positive “reliable change” (% net positive “reliable change”) were investigated.Results:Forty-five patients participated and 97.8% completed the 1-month follow-up. The Self-monitoring and Insight and Skill and Technique Acquisition scores significantly increased at the follow-up (Self-monitoring and Insight, p = 0.002; Skill and Technique Acquisition, p < 0.001. The % >positive “reliable change” (Self-monitoring and Insight = 22.2%, Skill and Technique Acquisition = 48.9%) and % net positive “reliable change” (Self-monitoring and Insight = 13.3%, Skill and Technique Acquisition = 46.7%) in this study were comparative to or greater than self-management programs in previous studies (%> positive “reliable change’: Self-monitoring and Insight = 20.5%, Skill and Technique Acquisition = 30.7%; % net positive “reliable change”: Self-monitoring and Insight = 14.1%, Skill and Technique Acquisition = 23.0%).Conclusion:This study provides a preliminary evidence that mechanical diagnosis and therapy enhances patient’s self-management skills, particularly in the self-monitoring skills for symptoms/functions and the self-management skill for symptoms/problems.

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Effectiveness of educational materials to prevent occupational low back pain

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

A cross-sectional study of associations between kinesiophobia, pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain

A cross-sectional study of associations between kinesiophobia, pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain

Association Between Absenteeism and Low Back Pain in an Automobile Factory

Mechanical diagnosis and therapy enhances attitude toward self-management in people with musculoskeletal disorders: A preliminary evidence with a before–after design

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