Low Back Pain Prevalence and Characteristics in Caregivers of Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and features of low back pain (LBP) among stroke caregivers. Method: Participants included 64 caregivers of stroke survivors in our inpatient clinic. Age, gender, body weight, FIM ™ , and Brunnstrom Scale of patients and low back pain his...

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Published in:Topics in stroke rehabilitation 2010-09, Vol.17 (5), p.389-393
Main Authors: Yilmaz Yalcinkaya, Ebru, Önes, Kadriye, Bora Ayna, Ata, Kucukali Turkyilmaz, Aysegul, Erden, Nuran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Back pain
Caregivers
Female
Humans
low back pain
Low Back Pain - epidemiology
Low Back Pain - etiology
Male
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational Diseases - etiology
Pilot Projects
Prevalence
Quality of life
Rehabilitation
Stroke
Stroke - nursing
Studies
Survivor
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Summary:Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and features of low back pain (LBP) among stroke caregivers. Method: Participants included 64 caregivers of stroke survivors in our inpatient clinic. Age, gender, body weight, FIM ™ , and Brunnstrom Scale of patients and low back pain history, Short Form-36 (SF-36), Beck Depression Measure (BDM), and Oswestry Disability Scale (ODS) of caregivers were reported. Descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation, and Mann-Whitney U test were used. Results: Fifty-three (82.8 %) of caregivers had LBP. Stroke survivors of caregivers with LBP (group 1) had significantly lower FIM ™ scores when compared with stroke survivors of caregivers without LBP (group 2) (P < .05). All SF-36 subscores and total score of group 1 except mental health were significantly lower than SF-36 scores of group 2. Discussion: The lifetime, 12-month period, and point prevalence of LBP were 44.1%, 34.0%, and 19.7%, respectively, in our country. Caregivers had a higher frequency of LBP in this study. However it was a study with a small number of participants. There are many studies about stroke caregivers' depression and life quality. LBP should also be investigated.
ISSN:1074-9357
1945-5119
DOI:10.1310/tsr1705-389