Relationship between optimism and quality of life in patients with two chronic rheumatic diseases: axial spondyloarthritis and chronic low back pain: a cross sectional study of 288 patients

ObjectiveTo evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and its determinants in chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients in Cameroon.DesignObservational cross-sectional study.SettingTertiary hospital.ParticipantsThere were 150 eligible adults with low back pain of at least 12 weeks who provided informed consent. Of these, 136 with complete questionnaires were analysed.OutcomesHRQoL was measured using the WHO Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Outcome measures included its four domain (physical health, psychological, social relationships and environmental) scores and two independent scores for overall quality of life (OQOL) and general health satisfaction (GH).ResultsParticipants had a median age of 52 years, and median pain duration of 33 (IQR: 69) months. The median OQOL score was 50 (IQR: 25). After multivariable adjustment, tertiary education (β=11.43, 95% CI 3.12 to 19.75), age (β=0.49, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.87) and being a student (β=23.07, 95% CI 0.28 to 45.86) contributed to better OQOL. Age (β=0.57, 95% CI 0.10 to 1.04) and physical-type employment (β=−14.57, 95% CI −25.83 to −3.31) affected GH. Smoking (β=−20.49, 95% CI −35.49 to −5.48) and radiological anomalies (β=−7.57, 95% CI −14.64 to −0.49) affected the physical health domain, while disability (β=−0.67, 95% CI −1.14 to −0.20) and duration of pain (β=−0.13, 95% CI −0.20 to −0.05) affected the psychological domain. Income (β=14.94, 95% CI 4.06 to 25.81) affected the social domain, while education (β=9.96, 95% CI 1.41 to 18.50) and disability (β=−0.75, 95% CI −1.26 to −0.24) affected the environmental domain.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that CLBP affects HRQoL and multiple socioeconomic and clinical factors influence its impact on different domains of HRQoL. Multipronged management programmes, especially those that reduce disability, could improve HRQoL in patients with CLBP.

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No diagnostic utility of antibody patterns against Klebsiella pneumoniae capsular serotypes in patients with axial spondyloarthritis vs. patients with non-specific low back pain: a cross-sectional study

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology ◽

10.1080/03009742.2016.1205659 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 46 (4) ◽

pp. 296-302 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

LT Hermansen ◽

AG Loft ◽

AA Christiansen ◽

HL Munk ◽

L Gilbert ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽

Axial Spondyloarthritis ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Diagnostic Utility ◽

Low Back ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN AND PHYSICAL FACTORS IN COLLEGIATE POLE VAULTERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy ◽

10.26603/ijspt20200537 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 537-547

Author(s):

Shota Enoki ◽

Rieko Kuramochi ◽

Yuki Murata ◽

Gaku Tokutake ◽

Takuya Shimizu

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Physical Factors ◽

Low Back ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Relationship

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Sensorimotor and body perception assessments of nonspecific chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

10.1186/s12891-021-04269-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

Author(s):

R. Meier ◽

C. Emch ◽

C. Gross-Wolf ◽

F. Pfeiffer ◽

A. Meichtry ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sensorimotor System ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Low Back ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Clinical Tests ◽

Body Perception ◽

Cross Sectional

Abstract Background Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, causing significant personal and social burden. Current research is focused on the processes of the central nervous system (particularly the sensorimotor system) and body perception, with a view to developing new and more efficient ways to treat chronic low back pain (CLBP). Several clinical tests have been suggested that might have the ability to detect alterations in the sensorimotor system. These include back-photo assessment (BPA), two-point discrimination (TPD), and the movement control tests (MCT). The aim of this study was to determine whether the simple clinical tests of BPA, TPD or MCT are able to discriminate between nonspecific CLBP subjects with altered body perception and healthy controls. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted. At one point in time, 30 subjects with CLBP and 30 healthy controls were investigated through using BPA, TPD and MCT on the lower back. Correlations among the main covariates and odds ratios for group differences were calculated. Results MCT showed an odds ratio for the presence of CLBP of 1.92, with a statistically significant p-value (0.049) and 95%CI. The TPD and BPA tests were unable to determine significant differences between the groups. Conclusions Of the three tests investigated, MCT was found to be the only suitable assessment to discriminate between nonspecific CLBP subjects and healthy controls. The MCT can be recommended as a simple clinical tool to detect alterations in the sensorimotor system of nonspecific CLBP subjects. This could facilitate the development of tailored management strategies for this challenging LBP subgroup. However, further research is necessary to elucidate the potential of all the tests to detect alterations in the sensorimotor system of CLBP subjects. Trial registration No trial registration was needed as the study contains no intervention. The study was approved by the Swiss Ethics Commission of Northwest and Central Switzerland (EKNZ) reference number 2015–243.

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