Quality of life of women with low back pain attending at musculoskeletal unit in CRP

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine the quality of life (QOL) of women with low back pain attended at musculoskeletal unit in CRP. Objectives: To explore the quality of life of women with low back pain attended at CRP, to find out the sociodemographic (age, residential area, marital status, occupation, etc.) information, to survey the percentage of physical and social functioning of women with LBP, to evaluate the percentage of role physical and role emotional problem , to measure the percentage of vitality, to determine the percentage of pain or discomfort, to identify the percentage of mental health and general health during LBP and to mention the health status of women with LBP according to SF-36 score range. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted with a semi structured questionnaire to collect data from 60 participants, age rang was from 25-50 years. Data was numerically coded and captured in Microsoft Excel 2010, using an SPSS 20 version software program. Results: In this research minimum age of the participants was 25 years and maximum age was 50 years. Among that the mean age of the participant’s was 39.30 and SD was 7.266. Among 60 participants, most of them (31.7%) were completed primary education level. Among the participants most of them were married (88.3%) and 91.7% was housewife. Quality of life of women with LBP was detected by a questionnaire SF36 and there was 8 dimensions, from these dimensions the mean score of physical functioning was 30.56%, Role limitation due to physical health was 38.12%, Role limitation due to emotional problem was 32.36%, Energy or fatigue was 58.50%, Emotional well-being was 59.40%, Social functioning was 45.00%, Pain was 39.03%, and lastly general health was 51.03%. According to SF36 score range there physical health was poor and mental health was fair. There was no correlation between age and physical functioning (p=0.58) which indicated that LBP might be main contributor for limiting physical functioning. Conclusion: The researcher found in this study by exploring it, was showed 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. Key words: Quality of life, Low back pain, SF-36.