Comparison of patients with cervical and lumbar pain problems for pain, emotional status, and quality of life

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the patients with cervical and lumbar region pain problems for pain, emotional status and quality of life. Methods: Six hundred voluntary patients aged between 20-65 years (lumbar group: 43.2±11 years, neck group: 42,8±10,2 years), 300 of the patients with cervical pain and 300 patients with low back pain problems participated in the study. We evaluated the degree and nature of pain by Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), the emotional status by Hospital Anxiety-Depression Measure (HAD) and the quality of life by Nottingham Health Profile (NHP). Results: There was no difference between pain scores of the patients (lumbar group: 6.7±2, neck group: 6.8±2) (p>0.05). Comparisons showed that there was no statistically significant relationship between the groups for HAD scores (HADanxiety lumbar group 7.92±3.99 cervical group 8.02±4, HADdepression lumbar group 6.46±3.68 cervical group 6.54±3.65) (p>0.05), but there was significant difference for pain and physical activity parameters of NHP scores for back pain group (NHP pain; lumbar group: 54.85±26.16, neck group: 45.13±29.47), (NHP physical activity; lumbar group: 33.35±16.18, neck group: 25.65±17.51) (p<0.05). Conclusion: The result of the study showed that the quality of life for low back pain group was more affected than neck pain group.

Keywords

• Cervical pain
• Low back pain
• Pain
• Quality of life

Servikal ve lumbar ağrı problemi olan hastaların ağrı, emosyonel durum ve yaşam kalitelerinin karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı servikal ve lumbar ağrısı olan hastalarda ağrı, emosyonel durum ve yaşam kalitelerini karşılaştırmaktı. Yöntem: Çalışmada yaşları 20-65 yıl arasında (lumbar bölge: 43.2±11 yıl, servikal bölge: 42.8±10.2 yıl) 300 bel ve 300 boyun ağrısı olan toplam 600 gönüllü hasta yer aldı. Hastaların ağrı şiddetleri ve niteliği Kısa Form McGill Ağrı Anketi (KF-MAA), emosyonel durumu Hastane Anksiyete-Depresyon Ölçeği (HAD) ve yaşam kalitesi Nottingham Sağlık Profili (NSP) ile değerlendirildi. Sonuçlar: Hastaların ağrı şiddeti sonuçları arasında fark yoktu (lumbar bölge: 6.7±2 cm, servikal bölge: 6.8±2 cm) (p>0.05). HAD sonuçları karşılaştırıldığında gruplar arasında fark bulunmadı (p>0.05). NSP’nin ağrı, fiziksel aktivite parametreleri arasında lumbar bölgenin daha fazla etkilendiği gözlendi (NSP ağrı; lumbar bölge: 54.85±26.16, servikal bölge: 45.13±29.47), (NSP fiziksel aktivite; lumbar bölge: 33.35±16.18, servikal bölge: 25.65±17.51), (p

Keywords

• Servikal ağrı
• Bel ağrısı
• Ağrı
• Yaşam kalitesi

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