Short-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low back pain: data from the PAMPA Cohort, Brazil

BMC Public Health

Research

Paulo H. Ferreira¹  Jayne S. Leite²  Ricardo Alt³  Igor R. Doring⁴  Marcelo C. da Silva⁵  Felipe F. Reichert⁵  Júlia Cassuriaga⁶  Airton J. Rombaldi⁶  Eduardo L. Caputo⁶  Natan Feter⁷ 

[1] Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia;Postgraduate Program in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil;Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil;Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil;Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil;Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil;Neuroscience and Physical Activity Research Group, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil;Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil;Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil;Neuroscience and Physical Activity Research Group, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil;School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia;

关键词: Low back pain;    COVID-19;    Physical activity;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-022-14932-w

 received in 2022-07-19, accepted in 2022-12-22,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTo evaluate the short-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low back pain (LBP) outcomes in southern Brazil.MethodsData from the PAMPA Cohort were analyzed. Adults were recruited between June and July 2020 in the Rio Grande do Sul state using online-based strategies. Participants responded a self-reported, online questionnaire on LBP with two timepoints: before (retrospectively) and during COVID-19 pandemic. We assessed LBP experience, LBP-related activity limitation (no/yes), and LBP intensity (0 to 10 [strongest pain]).ResultsFrom a total sample of 2,321 respondents (mean age: 37.6 ± 13.5; 75.4% women), the prevalence of LBP did not change significantly from before (74.7% [95%CI 72.3; 76.9]) to the first months of pandemic (74.2% [95%CI 71.9; 76.3]). However, an increased pain levels (β: 0.40; 95%CI 0.22; 0.58) and a higher likelihood for activity limitation due to LBP was observed (PR 1.14; 95%CI 1.01; 1.29). Longitudinal analyzes showed that age, gender, BMI, chronic diseases, physical activity, and anxiety and depression symptoms, were associated with LBP in the first pandemic months.ConclusionAlthough the prevalence of LBP did not change at the first months of COVID-19 pandemic, LBP-induced impairment in daily activities and pain intensity was higher when compared to before the pandemic.

【 授权许可】

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