How does chronic back pain influence quality of life in koreans: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

A cross-sectional study.

Purpose

To explore the impact of chronic low back pain (CLBP) on individuals' quality of life; to understand current treatment practices and level of satisfaction with treatment in patients with CLBP.

Overview of literature

Assessing subjective, patient-reported outcomes such as quality of life is essential to health care research.

Methods

Influences of the CLBP were analyzed via a questionnaire, which contained the character of CLBP, effect of pain management, Korean version Oswestry Disability Index (K-ODI) and Korean version of 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12v2).

Results

Of 3,121 subjects who responded, 67.3% had moderate to severe pain; 43.5% presented prolonged CLBP of more than two years; and 32.4% had

SUBMITTER: Choi YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4068855 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature