How Does Chronic Back Pain Influence Quality of Life in Koreans: A Cross-Sectional Study.
- Author:
Yong Soo CHOI
1
;
Dong Jun KIM
;
Kyu Yeol LEE
;
Ye Soo PARK
;
Kyu Jung CHO
;
Jae Hyup LEE
;
Hyou Young RHIM
;
Byung Joon SHIN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Chronic low back pain; Assessment; Quality of life
- MeSH: Back Pain*; Cross-Sectional Studies*; Health Services Research; Health Surveys; Humans; Low Back Pain; Pain Management; Pain Measurement; Quality of Life*; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Asian Spine Journal 2014;8(3):346-352
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. PURPOSE: 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. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: Assessing subjective, patient-reported outcomes such as quality of life is essential to health care research. METHODS: 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). RESULTS: 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<0.001). The SF-12v2 result was negatively correlated with mean pain intensity (PCS: r=-0.5, p<0.001; MCS: r=-0.4, p<0.001) and also negatively correlated with the K-ODI score (PCS: r=-0.75, p<0.001; MCS: r=-0.5, p<0.001). The conformity between patients and doctors in pain assessment was fair (kappa=0.2463). CONCLUSIONS: CLBP negatively affects quality of life. Of total 22.8% of the patients were not satisfied with current pain management. Such needs to be taken more seriously by doctors for improvement of satisfaction and quality of life in patients with CLBP.
