Comparison of pain intensity, emotional status and disability level in patients with chronic neck and low back pain
Comparison of pain intensity, emotional status and disability level in patients with chronic neck and low back pain
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DOI：
10.3233/bmr-140548
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Cavlak, Ugur
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作者：
Altug, Filiz;Kavlak, Erdogan;Cavlak, Ugur
目的：本研究旨在比较慢性颈痛和腰痛患者的疼痛、情绪状态和残疾水平。方法：在本研究中，对50例慢性腰痛患者（I组）和50例慢性颈痛患者（II组）进行了至少6个月的评估。使用视觉模拟量表描述疼痛强度。结果：腰背痛和颈痛患者的平均年龄分别为39.70 ± 9.71岁和45.44 ± 10.39岁。腰痛（组I）和颈痛（组II）的疼痛强度（p = 0.286）和疼痛持续时间（p = 0.382）结果无显著差异。结果发现，第一组和第二组之间的情绪状态（p = 0.000）和残疾程度（p = 0.000）的结果有显着差异。结论：慢性下腰痛患者的情绪状态和残疾水平得分高于慢性颈痛患者。
OBJECTIVE: This study was planned to compare of pain, emotional status and disability level in patients with chronic neck pain and low back pain.METHODS: In this study, fifty patients with chronic low back pain (Group I) and fifty patients with chronic neck pain (Group II) at least 6 months were evaluated. A Visual Analog Scale was used to describe pain intensity. To determine emotional status of the subjects, the Beck Depression Scale was used The Oswestry Disability Index and the Neck Disability Index were used to evaluate disability level.RESULTS: The mean age of the patients with low back pain and neck pain were 39.70 +/- 9.71 years, 45.44 +/- 10.39 years, respectively. It was not found a significant difference between in low back pain (Group I) and neck pain (Group II) in results of pain intensity (p = 0.286) and pain duration (p = 0.382). It was found a significant difference between group I and group II in results of emotional status (p = 0.000) and disability level (p = 0.000). The emotional status and disability level scores were found highest in patient's with low back pain.CONCLUSION: Chronic low back pain is affect in patients than chronic neck pain as a emotional status and disability level.