Management of chronic low back pain and the impact on patients' personal and professional lives: Results from an international patient survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of chronic low back pain (CLBP) on patients' personal and professional lives, and management strategies applied to treat CLBP.

Methods

A 60-question survey was developed, and respondents from 16 countries with a self-reported physician's diagnosis of CLBP were recruited via an online market research survey panel. Respondents were stratified as having mild, moderate, or severe pain. Target sample sizes per country and for pain severity were set. Data were weighted according to the known population and prevalence of CLBP in each country and the number of respondents from that country.

Results

Results from 9642 CLBP patients indicated that almost a quarter of patients with severe CLBP report a psychologi

SUBMITTER: Fullen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306505 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature