Prevalence of low back pain and its relation to quality of life and disability among women in rural area of Puducherry, India

Ahdhi, Guna Sankar; Subramanian, Revathi; Saya, Ganesh Kumar; Yamuna, Thiruvanthipuram Venkatesan

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“…The subjective analyses of pain were based on the VAS scale and the objective analyses of pain were done through pain score through the Pain Detect Tool [2]. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder or GAD was detected with the GAD-7 tool [6][7][8][9][10][11]. The clinical data that were surveyed include medication history of the patients through prescription transcripts.…”

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Does Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Predispose the Severity and Probability of the Neuropathic Component of Back Pain? A Crosssectional Study

Mukhopadhyay¹,

Chowdhury²

2018

Pain Manage Med

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Introduction: Back pain and GAD are very common among housewives across the globe. Various pathophysiological factors can deteriorate the prognosis and diagnosis of back pain, among which neuropathic component is notable. The present study explored whether GAD increases the perception and severity of neuropathic component of back pain.Methods: Forty-eight housewives were included in this study. The participants had at least 5 years' experience of household work. Cross-sectional data was collected to Subjective and objective detection of back pain was done through the VAS Scale and the Pain Detect Tool respectively. GAD scores were differentially detected with the GAD 7 tool. The clinical and medication history of the participants were noted through structured-interview sessions in presence of a pain specialist. Results:The results showed that, about one-half of the participants exhibited a neuropathic pain. GAD was shown to significantly increase the odds of severity and perception of neuropathic pain among the participants. A majority of the subjects reported that they did not receive any medications for pain relief with analgesic therapy. The regression analysis reflected that, addition of GABA-agonists and anxiolytics resulted in non-significant perception of pain on the VAS scale. Conclusion:These findings suggest that appropriate medication could significantly reduce the perception of back pain (on VAS scale) in GAD-affected women. The study voiced the need for personalized medicine in managing back pain across patients affected with psychopathic comorbidity.

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Does Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Predispose the Severity and Probability of the Neuropathic Component of Back Pain? A Crosssectional Study

Mukhopadhyay¹,

Chowdhury²

2018

Pain Manage Med

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“…Pain sensitivity in women is higher than in men for most pain modalities may lead to a further reduction in quality of life among women (Okokon et al, 2016). A study by Saya et al (2016) showed a significant correlation between pain and quality of life among women with LBP when used WHO-BREF to measure the quality of life.…”

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Quality of Life and Intensity of Pain among Students with Low Back Pain during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Zahari

Mokhtar

Chua

et al. 2022

E-BPJ

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Background The Covid-19 pandemic affects students’ physical, psychological, social, and quality of life (QOL). Objectives To identify the prevalence of LBP, pain, and QOL; and determine the association between pain and QOL among students with LBP. Methods 420 students were recruited from the Faculty of Health Sciences. Limitations There was a lack of studies investigating QOL and pain among students with LBP. Findings 350 students were included for analysis with 60.6% experiencing LBP. Significant differences were found in QOL and pain among students with and without LBP. Implications A high prevalence of LBP among students affects pain and QOL. Keywords: Low back pain; pain intensity; quality of life; Covid-19 eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3731

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“…The prevalence of LBP in India is reported to be between 6.2 and 92%; the huge variation is attributed to the heterogeneity of the conducted studies [7]. In a study conducted among rural women in Puducherry, India, the prevalence was reported as 42% [8]. Indian youth are at higher risk of development of LBP similar to their western counterparts [9].…”

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Do “Myths” of low back pain exist among young Indian college-going adults with a history of low back pain? A cross-sectional study

Suhail

Slathia

Quais³

et al. 2021

Bull Fac Phys Ther

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Background Low back pain (LBP) is a prominent public health problem which causes disability around the globe. The prevalence of LBP is on the rise in lower to middle-income countries. India has a varied prevalence of LBP among the rural as well as urban population ranging from 6.2 to 92%. There has been a marked increase in young adults getting LBP with a proportion converting to chronic LBP later in life. Beliefs associated with any disorder affect the course, management, and need for imaging studies. Negative beliefs about LBP in any population may lead to unnecessary psychologic distress and an increase in disease burden. Focusing these negative beliefs on the younger population can help curb the chronicity and lessen the disability caused by it. This cross-sectional study explored the presence of myths in 516 college-going Indian young adults from Lovely Professional University. Results A total of 516 individuals participated in the study. The mean (SD) age of the participants was 22.69 years (2.417). Among them, 47.5% (245) were females and 52.5% (271) were males. The findings show that a high percentage of college-going young adults have false beliefs in most of the ten domains (myths) explored. The most prevalent myths were “LBP is caused by weak ‘core’ muscles and having a strong core protects against future LBP” (81.2%) and “LBP is caused by poor posture when sitting, standing, and lifting” with 80.6% agreeing to it. Conclusion Our study demonstrated that the myths of low back pain are widespread among the studied population. The findings suggest that community education programs must be developed to address these myths, hence reducing the disease burden associated with back pain.

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Prevalence of low back pain and its relation to quality of life and disability among women in rural area of Puducherry, India

Cited by 23 publications

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Does Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Predispose the Severity and Probability of the Neuropathic Component of Back Pain? A Crosssectional Study

Does Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Predispose the Severity and Probability of the Neuropathic Component of Back Pain? A Crosssectional Study

Quality of Life and Intensity of Pain among Students with Low Back Pain during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Do “Myths” of low back pain exist among young Indian college-going adults with a history of low back pain? A cross-sectional study

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