Quality of life, school backpack weight, and nonspecific low back pain in children and adolescents

Jornal de Pediatria

Rosangela B. Macedo¹  Manuel J. Coelho-e-silva¹  Nuno F. Sousa¹  João Valente-dos-santos¹  Aristides M. Machado-rodrigues¹  Sean P. Cumming¹  Alessandra V. Lima¹  Rui S. Gonçalves¹  Raul A. Martins¹ 

关键词: Quality of life;    Nonspecific low back pain;    Children and adolescents;    School backpack;    Qualidade de vida;    Lombalgia não específica;    Crianças e adolescentes;    Mochila escolar;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jped.2014.08.011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: To describe the degree of disability, anthropometric variables, quality of life (QoL), and school backpack weight in boys and girls aged 11-17 years. The differences in QoL between those who did or did not report low back pain (LBP) were also analyzed. METHODS: Eighty-six girls (13.9 ± 1.9 years of age) and 63 boys (13.7 ± 1.7 years of age) participated. LBP was assessed by questionnaire, and disability using the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire. QoL was assessed by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). Multivariate analyses of variance and covariance were used to assess differences between groups. RESULTS: Girls reported higher disability than boys (p = 0.01), and lower QoL in the domains of physical (p < 0.001) and emotional functioning (p < 0.01), psychosocial health (p = 0.02) and physical health summary score (p < 0.001), and on the total PedsQL score (p < 0.01). School backpack weight was similar in both genders (p = 0.61) and in participants with and without LBP (p = 0.15). After adjustments, participants with LBP reported lower physical functioning (p < 0.01), influencing lower physical health summary score (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Girls had higher disability and lower QoL than boys in the domains of physical and emotional functioning, psychosocial health, and physical health summary scores, and on the total PedsQL score; however, similar school backpack weight was reported. Participants with LBP revealed lower physical functioning and physical health summary score, yet had similar school backpack weight to those without LBP.

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