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

A cross-sectional study. 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. Assessing subjective, patient-reported outcomes such as quality of life is es...

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Published in:Asian spine journal 2014, 8(3), , pp.346-352
Main Authors: Choi, Yong Soo, Kim, Dong Jun, Lee, Kyu Yeol, Park, Ye Soo, Cho, Kyu Jung, Lee, Jae Hyup, Rhim, Hyou Young, Shin, Byung Joon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Assessment
Chronic low back pain
Clinical Study
Quality of life
정형외과학
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Summary:A cross-sectional study. 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. Assessing subjective, patient-reported outcomes such as quality of life is essential to health care research. 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). 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 suffered from sleep disturbance due to pain. 22.8% of the patients were not satisfied with current pain management. The mean K-ODI score was 37.63; and it was positively correlated with the mean pain intensity (r=0.6, p
ISSN:1976-1902
1976-7846
DOI:10.4184/asj.2014.8.3.346