Health-related quality of life and its determinants in patients with chronic low back pain at a tertiary hospital in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and its determinants in chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients in Cameroon.

Design

Observational cross-sectional study.

Setting

Tertiary hospital.

Participants

There were 150 eligible adults with low back pain of at least 12 weeks who provided informed consent. Of these, 136 with complete questionnaires were analysed.

Outcomes

HRQoL was measured using the WHO Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Outcome measures included its four domain (physical health, psychological, social relationships and environmental) scores and two independent scores for overall quality of life (OQOL) and general health satisfaction (GH).

Results

Participants had a median age of 52 years, and median pain d

SUBMITTER: Aminde JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7539580 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature