Abstract:
Purpose: The purpose of the study was determine the quality of life among the low
back pain patients attended at CRP using EQ-5D-3L. Objectives: To explore the
quality of life among the low back pain patients attended at CRP, to find out the
socio-demographic (age, gender, residential area and occupation) information, to
survey the level of mobility of the LBP patients, to evaluate the level of personal
hygiene, to measure the level of usual activities, to determine the level of pain or
discomfort, to identify the level of mental status during LBP and to mention the
today’s health of the LBP patients in EQ VAS. Methodology: A cross sectional study
was conducted with a semi structured questionnaire to collect data from 70
participants, age ranging from 18-70 years. Data were numerically coded and
captured in Microsoft Excel, using an SPSS 16.0 version software program. Results:
Due to LBP there have a lot of problem in mobility and usual activity while most of
the participants was said that there have no problem in personal care. Pain or
discomfort also high many of participants were worried about their pain. The mean
age of the participants was 38.36 years. Most of the participants are female it is about
59% and male are about 41%. As the majority of the participants are female, so most
of the participants were found housewife. Conclusion: From this study it was fined
that LBP hampered the QOL. Awareness should be raised in functional activity. As
women are more affected because of their life style and our culture so should give
more emphasis on them to raised awareness.
