Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
low back pain, acute pain, subacute pain, chronic pain, treatment preference
Brief summary
Together with the guidance of health professionals try to obtain information from media, popular magazines and books and the internet regarding diseases and treatment methods in patients with low back pain with the development of technology. In parallel with this information which they obtained, they turn to different treatment methods. This study was carried on examining how pain duration affects treatment preferences in patients with low back pain.
Interventions
OTHERAssesment of treatment preference
Multiple-choice survey questions were created by the researchers based on the studies in the literature regarding the pain and treatment preferences of the participants
Sponsors
Pamukkale University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Individuals between the ages of 18-65 with complaints of low back pain and no communication problems were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Individuals with any systemic, neurological and / or orthopedic disease diagnosed other than complaint of low back pain were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of treatment preferences | 5 minutes | Multiple-choice survey questions were created by the researchers based on the studies in the literature regarding the pain and treatment preferences of the participants. In this survey, the patients were asked to state which of the treatment methods applied for low back pain they knew and which of these methods they preferred. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale | 1 minute | Pain intensity |
| Oswestry Disability Index | 5 minutes | Disability caused by low back pain |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed