Comparing the Effects of Drug Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Exercise on Pain, Disability, and Depression in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.
10.4040/jkan.2007.37.5.645
- Author:
Ja Kyung KO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Koje College, Korea. jkko@koje.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Comparative Study ; English Abstract ; Historical Article
- Keywords:
Low back pain;
Depression;
Drug therapy;
Physical therapy;
Exercise
- MeSH:
Adult;
Depression;
Disability Evaluation;
*Exercise Therapy;
History, Ancient;
Humans;
Low Back Pain/drug therapy/nursing/*therapy;
Male;
Models, Nursing;
Pain;
*Physical Therapy Modalities;
Questionnaires
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2007;37(5):645-654
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This research was conducted to compare the effects of drug therapy, physical therapy, and exercise on pain, disability, and depression in patients with chronic low back pain. METHODS: The research design of this study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this study were 28 patients for the drug therapy & physical therapy, 24 patients for the drug therapy & exercise, and 22 patients for the physical therapy & exercise. Data was collected by MVAS, Oswestry disability questionnaires, and questionnaires of depression. It was analyzed by paired t-test for effectiveness, ANOVA, and Scheffe for comparison of the effects of the 3 experimental treatments, using SPSS/WIN 12.0. RESULTS: There were no effects of drug therapy & physical therapy on pain, disability, and depression. However, there were effects of drug therapy & exercise and the physical therapy & exercise on pain, disability, and depression. The effects of physical therapy & exercise on pain, disability, and depression were the greatest, but there was no statistically significant differences between the drug therapy & exercise and the physical therapy & exercise. CONCLUSIONS: Exercise is regarded as a more effective and easily accessible nursing intervention to apply alone than drug therapy or physical therapy simultaneously in reducing pain, disability and depression.
