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Quality of life in persons with chronic lumbosacral spine pain

Marko Bodrožić orcid.org/0000-0001-5766-5888 ; KB Svetu Duh, Zagreb

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Abstract
Introduction: Chronic low back pain doesn’t effect
only physical health, but also leaves consequences
on psychological health and social relationships. It is,
therefore, important to observe chronic pain through
a biopsychosocial model, instead of the traditional
biomedical model.
Aim: To determine the correlation between quality of life
and the degree of disability in people who suffer from
chronic low back pain.
Materials and methods: Design of this research is
cross-sectional study and included 41 participant in the
study. Questionnaire of the World Health Organization
(WHOQOL-BREF) was used as a measure of quality
of life, while the Oswestry questionnaire was used as
an instrument for the assessment of disability level in
people with chronic low back pain.
Results: Results of this research indicate that there is
statistically significant negative correlation (p<0,01) between quality of life in all its domains and the
degree of disability, in people with chronic low back
pain. Also, this research pointed out that people with
severe disability have lower quality of life than people
with moderate and mild disability levels in domains of
physical health (p<0,01), social relationships (p<0,01)
and enviromental domain (p>0,05).
Conclusion: These results are in favor of biopsychosocial
approach to chronic low back pain, in regards to
traditional biomedical approach.

Ključne riječi

lumbosacral spine, pain, quality of life

Hrčak ID:

260332

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/260332

Datum izdavanja:

25.5.2021.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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