Prevalence of low back pain in hemodialysis patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis with Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation evidence classification.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Musculoskeletal pain complaints have a high epidemiological and clinical burden in hemodialysis patients. Previous original studies indicate that low back pain (LBP) may have an important contribution to these complaints. This systematic review aimed to estimate the global prevalence of LBP in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Methods

Systematic review and meta-analysis with Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach for quality of evidence. Searches were performed in CINAHL, Embase, LILACS, MEDLINE/PubMed, and Scientific Electronic Library Online databases until July 2023. The Inverse Variance Heterogeneity model was used to pool prevalence estimates.

Results

The review included 19 original articles that provided data from 271

SUBMITTER: Milagres MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12029389 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature