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Clinical trials support the hypotheses that back pain precedes a decrease
in quality of life in adolescents, so adolescents with BP should be treated
with more attention.
The presence and intensity of cervical pain and the number of painful regions significantly reduces the health related quality of life in adolescents, as per the findings of a recent cross sectional study published in the 'SPINE', An International Journal for the study of the spine.
A recent cross-sectional study evaluated the relationship between back
pain and Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL). These days the incidence of
back pain and related issues are increasing not only among adults but also in
youths. The information regarding HRQoL – back pain relation will help to
provide new ways to manage and prevent chronic back pain.
For evaluating HRQoL – back pain association, 350 students with mean age
12.7 (±1.6) years from a school of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were
selected. A personal digital assistant was used to record lifestyle, sociodemographic and neck, thoracic, low back
pain frequency and intensity data along with anthropometric measures. KIDSCREEN-27
was used to evaluate the HRQoL. The
HRQoL and back pain relationship was assessed through multiple linear
regression.
The intensity noticed for low back, neck and the thoracic pain was 1.3,
2.3 and 2.0 respectively. The frequency observed for low back, neck and the
thoracic pain was 13.1%, 34.3 and 27.1 respectively. The HRQoL of both men and
women was inversely related to the severity and frequency of neck pain. A total
of 21.7% students exhibited two to three painful sites. A strong inverse
association was found between the number of painful sites and global HRQoL and
domains. It is really a matter of concern that the intensity and of back pain
and the number of painful regions were associated with lower HRQoL in
adolescents.
Spine
Is Health-related Quality of Life Decreased in Adolescents With Back Pain?
Tatiana Rehder Gonçalves et al.
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