How does chronic back pain influence quality of life in Koreans: A cross-sectional studyopen access
- Authors
- Choi, Y.S.; Kim, D.J.; Lee, K.Y.; Park, Y.S.; Cho, K.J.; Lee, J.H.; Rhim, H.Y.; Shin, B.-J.
- Issue Date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Korean Society of Spine Surgery
- Keywords
- Assessment; Chronic low back pain; Quality of life
- Citation
- Asian Spine Journal, v.8, no.3, pp.346 - 352
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- Asian Spine Journal
- Volume
- 8
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 346
- End Page
- 352
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/161048
- DOI
- 10.4184/asj.2014.8.3.346
- ISSN
- 1976-1902
- 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 (κ=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.
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