The Impact of Chronic Low Back Pain on Daily Occupations: A Qualitative Study in Iranian Context
Objectives: Low back pain is one of the main health problems which affect many people worldwide. The daily course of life is highly disrupted due to the chronic back pain problem. This study aims to explore the occupational performance of individuals with chronic low back ...
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| author | Fariba Dehkordi Hamid Reza Khankeh Afsoon Hassani Mehraban Seyed Ali Hosseini |
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| description | Objectives: Low back pain is one of the main health problems which affect many people worldwide. The daily course of life is highly disrupted due to the chronic back pain problem. This study aims to explore the occupational performance of individuals with chronic low back pain.
Methods: Fifteen people with chronic low back pain were included in this study using purposeful sampling. The participants were interviewed, and a qualitative content analysis was employed to analyze the data.
Results: The three main resulted themes were: 1) Occupational disturbance because of low back pain; 2) Difficulty in moving around and remaining in any given position; and 3) Permanent mind struggle owing to back pain. People with chronic low back pain experience difficulty in all areas of daily occupation including self-care, work, and leisure, plus having trouble with being physically active and being persistent in certain positions. Furthermore, mind struggle with back pain which implies preoccupation with back pain in addition to fear of movement are other findings of present study.
Discussion: Chronic low back pain greatly influences the daily occupations of individuals. Mind struggle with back pain, which implies preoccupation with back pain, in addition to the fear of movement are significant findings of the present study. Occupational therapists can play an important role in re-engagement of people with chronic low back pain in their daily occupations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0291aec3a2ad4f0481ac586cfc7a7af62022-12-21T20:47:38ZengNegah Institute for Scientific CommunicationIranian Rehabilitation Journal1735-36021735-36102016-03-011411522The Impact of Chronic Low Back Pain on Daily Occupations: A Qualitative Study in Iranian ContextFariba Dehkordi0Hamid Reza Khankeh1Afsoon Hassani Mehraban2Seyed Ali Hosseini3 Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Health in Emergency & Disaster, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Objectives: Low back pain is one of the main health problems which affect many people worldwide. The daily course of life is highly disrupted due to the chronic back pain problem. This study aims to explore the occupational performance of individuals with chronic low back pain. Methods: Fifteen people with chronic low back pain were included in this study using purposeful sampling. The participants were interviewed, and a qualitative content analysis was employed to analyze the data. Results: The three main resulted themes were: 1) Occupational disturbance because of low back pain; 2) Difficulty in moving around and remaining in any given position; and 3) Permanent mind struggle owing to back pain. People with chronic low back pain experience difficulty in all areas of daily occupation including self-care, work, and leisure, plus having trouble with being physically active and being persistent in certain positions. Furthermore, mind struggle with back pain which implies preoccupation with back pain in addition to fear of movement are other findings of present study. Discussion: Chronic low back pain greatly influences the daily occupations of individuals. Mind struggle with back pain, which implies preoccupation with back pain, in addition to the fear of movement are significant findings of the present study. Occupational therapists can play an important role in re-engagement of people with chronic low back pain in their daily occupations.http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-201-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1Daily occupation Chronic low back pain Qualitative study Occupational performance |
| spellingShingle | Fariba Dehkordi Hamid Reza Khankeh Afsoon Hassani Mehraban Seyed Ali Hosseini The Impact of Chronic Low Back Pain on Daily Occupations: A Qualitative Study in Iranian Context Iranian Rehabilitation Journal Daily occupation Chronic low back pain Qualitative study Occupational performance |
| title | The Impact of Chronic Low Back Pain on Daily Occupations: A Qualitative Study in Iranian Context |
| title_full | The Impact of Chronic Low Back Pain on Daily Occupations: A Qualitative Study in Iranian Context |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Chronic Low Back Pain on Daily Occupations: A Qualitative Study in Iranian Context |
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| title_short | The Impact of Chronic Low Back Pain on Daily Occupations: A Qualitative Study in Iranian Context |
| title_sort | impact of chronic low back pain on daily occupations a qualitative study in iranian context |
| topic | Daily occupation Chronic low back pain Qualitative study Occupational performance |
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