An analysis on factors affecting back awareness of postmenopausal women with chronic low back pain

Abstract

Purpose: Back awareness, which related with interoceptive and proprioceptive systems, is very important for postmenopausal women with chronic low back pain. The of this study was to show the relationship between back awareness and kinesiophobia level, pain, disability and, body awareness in postmenopausal women with chronic low back pain.

Methods: One hundred and eighty-five women (with a mean age of 58.3±8.53 years) with chronic low back pain in the postmenopausal period were included in the study. The Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire was used to evaluate back- specific body perception (back awareness). The Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11, Visual Analogue Scale, The Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, and The Body Awareness Questionnaire were also used.

Results: Sixty one percent of the women reported chronic low back pain at least last year. There were weak correlations between Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire total score and kinesiophobia level (r=0.193; p=0.009), pain intensity (r=0.352; p=0.001), pain duration (r=0.191; p=0.009) and disability (r=0.394; p=0.001). There was no correlation between Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire total score and body awareness level (r=0.033; p=0.654).

Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the back-specific body perception associated with kinesiophobia, pain, and disability. In this respect, the study reveals the importance of the concept of back awareness, which expresses the level of perception of changes in the back region.

Keywords

• Postmenopausal,Low back pain,Awareness,Kinesiophobia

Postmenopozal dönemdeki kronik bel ağrılı kadınların bel farkındalık düzeylerini etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bel farkındalığı, interoseptif ve propriyoseptif sistemlerle ilişkili olması sebebiyle, menopoz sonrası dönemdeki kronik bel ağrılı kadınlarda oldukça önemlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, postmenopozal dönemindeki kronik bel ağrılı kadınların bel farkındalık düzeylerinin kinezyofobi seviyesi, ağrı, özür durumu ve beden farkındalığı ile ilişkisini incelemektir.

Yöntem: Çalışmaya 185 (yaş ortalaması 58.3±8.53 yıl) postmenopozal dönemdeki kronik bel ağrılı kadın dâhil edildi. Bele özgü vücut algısı (bel farkındalığı) Fremantle Bel Farkındalık Anketi ile değerlendirildi. Ayrıca Tampa Kinezyofobi Ölçeği-11, Görsel Analog Skalası, Roland Morris Özürlülük Anketi ve Vücut Farkındalık Anketi kullanıldı.

Bulgular: Kadınların %61'inin en az son bir yıldır bel ağrısı şikayeti vardı. Fremantle Bel Farkındalık Anketi toplam puanı ile kinezyofobi seviyesi (r=0.193; p=0.009), ağrı şiddeti (r=0.352; p=0.001), ağrı süresi (r=0.191; p=0.009) ve özürlülük (r=0.394; p=0.001) arasında zayıf düzeyde ilişki vardı. Fremantle Bel Farkındalık Anketi toplam puanı ile beden farkındalık düzeyi arasında ilişki yoktu (r=0.033; p=0.654).

Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın sonuçlarına göre, bele özgü vücut algısı kinezyofobi, ağrı ve özürlülük ile ilişkilidir. Çalışma bu bakımdan, bel bölgesindeki değişiklikleri algılama düzeyini ifade eden bel farkındalığı kavramının önemini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• Postmenapoz,Bel ağrısı,Farkındalık,Kinezyofobi

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