Quality of Life and Low Back Pain

Montazeri, A.; Mousavi, S. J.

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_232

A. Montazeri³ &
S. J. Mousavi⁴

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Abstract:

Low back pain (LBP) is a major medical, social, and economic problem in both developed and developing countries. It often affects all life domains from fairly basic self-care activities to advance and complex social interactions, work, and leisure activities and eventually has a profound impact on quality of life. Cross-sectional and prospective studies showed that health related quality of life (HRQOL) is affected in patients with LBP. The aim of treatment of orthopedic conditions, including LBP, is often improving the functional ability and quality of life of the patient, and, therefore, HRQOL should be considered as an important outcome in clinical trials investigating LBP. Although, in recent years there has been a trend to supplement measurements of functional status and quality of life in studies of low back pain, overall HRQOL was rarely assessed as primary end-point in studies of low back pain. Clinical trials showed that HRQOL significantly improved after various modes of rehabilitation program, back education, exercise therapy, surgical treatments, and pharmacological treatment. Beliefs about back pain, pain catastrophizing, anxiety, depression, fear avoidance relating to work are important predictors of HRQOL in patients with chronic LBP.

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Abbreviations

ADS:: allgemeine depressionsskele
BPI:: brief pain inventory
CES-D:: Center for Epidemiological Studies depression questionnaire
CLBP:: chronic low back pain
CSQ:: coping strategy questionnaire
EQ:: euroQOL
EQ-5D:: euroQOL five items questionnaire
FABQ:: fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire
HADS:: hospital anxiety and depression scale
HRQOL:: health related quality of life
LBP:: low back pain
LEDS:: life events and difficulties schedule
MFRP:: Munich functional restoration program
MODEMS:: musculoskeletal outcomes data evaluation and management system
MPQ:: McGill pain questionnaire
MRP:: multidisciplinary rehabilitation program
MSD:: musculoskeletal disease
NASS:: North American Spine Society lumbar spine outcome assessment instrument
NPQ:: Norwegian pain questionnaire
NRS:: numerical rating scale
NSAIDs:: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
ODI:: Oswestry disability index
PCCL:: pain coping and cognition list
PDI:: pain disability index
QOL:: quality of life
QWB:: quality of well-being scale
RA:: rheumatoid arthritis
RDQ:: Roland-Morris disability questionnaire
SF-12:: 12-item medical outcomes study short form health survey
SF-36:: 36-item medical outcomes study short form health survey
VAS:: visual analogue scale
WHOQOL-BREF:: World Health Organization’s quality of life questionnaire (short version)

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Montazeri, A., Mousavi, S.J. (2010). Quality of Life and Low Back Pain. In: Preedy, V.R., Watson, R.R. (eds) Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_232

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