Kazemi, Seyedeh Somayeh, Panahi, Rahman, Rafighi, Mohammad (2021). Low Back Pain Intensity and Quality of Life among Patients referred to a Pain Clinic in Iran. , 6(4), 595-600. doi: 10.52547/ijmpp.6.4.595
Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi; Rahman Panahi; Mohammad Rafighi. "Low Back Pain Intensity and Quality of Life among Patients referred to a Pain Clinic in Iran". , 6, 4, 2021, 595-600. doi: 10.52547/ijmpp.6.4.595
Kazemi, Seyedeh Somayeh, Panahi, Rahman, Rafighi, Mohammad (2021). 'Low Back Pain Intensity and Quality of Life among Patients referred to a Pain Clinic in Iran', , 6(4), pp. 595-600. doi: 10.52547/ijmpp.6.4.595
Kazemi, Seyedeh Somayeh, Panahi, Rahman, Rafighi, Mohammad Low Back Pain Intensity and Quality of Life among Patients referred to a Pain Clinic in Iran. , 2021; 6(4): 595-600. doi: 10.52547/ijmpp.6.4.595

Low Back Pain Intensity and Quality of Life among Patients referred to a Pain Clinic in Iran

International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention
Article 6, Volume 6, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 595-600    PDF (326.22 K)
Document Type: Original Research
DOI: 10.52547/ijmpp.6.4.595
Authors
Seyedeh Somayeh Kazemi1; Rahman Panahi2; Mohammad Rafighi* 3
1Health Network, Disease Unit, Mazan- daran University of Medical Sciences, Chaloos, Iran.
2Ph.D graduated from Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
3Department of Education and Human Resources Development, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Abstract
Aims: Low Back Pain (LBP) is a major contributor to disability worldwide which affected the Quality of Life (QOL). This study aimed to determine the correlation between pain intensity and QOL in patients with chronic LBP.

Method and Materials: In this study, 31 patients with LBP who referred to a pain clinic in Sari , the center city of Mazandaran province of Iran were selected through simple random sampling based on inclusion/exclusion criteria. Data collection was done using a demographic questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and Short Form Quality of Life (SF-36). To analyze the data, descriptive / analytical statistics were used through SPSS version 23.

Findings: Of the total number of patients, 51.62% were female (n=16), and 48.38% were male (n=15). The majority of the participants (N=22; 70.97%) aged greater than 60 years old. The result showed the majority of the participants (N= 17) of patients (54.85%) had moderate pain. There was a significant correlation between pain intensity and all dimensions of QOL except social functioning.

Conclusion: This study revealed that low back pain could decrease physical and mental functioning of the suffered patients. Although, doing more studies with larger sample and objective measurements, applying different approaches to decrease low back pain is guaranteed.
Keywords
Low Back Pain; Pain Intensity; Quality of Life; Patient
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