Quality of Life and Mental Distress in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study

Dijana Hnatešen, Roman Pavić, Ivan Radoš (), Iva Dimitrijević, Dino Budrovac, Maja Čebohin and Ivana Gusar
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Dijana Hnatešen: Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Roman Pavić: Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Ivan Radoš: Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Iva Dimitrijević: Clinical Department of Pain Management, University Hospital Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Dino Budrovac: Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Maja Čebohin: Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Ivana Gusar: Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-11

Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the levels of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), pain intensity, and mental distress in participants with chronic low back pain (CLBP), and to examine the differences in the HRQoL of participants with respect to mental distress and the correlations of the examined variables. Data were collected from 148 patients using the SF-36 Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36), the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation–Outcome Measure (CORE-OM) questionnaire, and the visual-analog pain scale (VAS). The results indicate poorer self-assessment of physical health (M e = 28.1) compared to mental health (M e = 39.4). Participants with higher levels of mental distress reported significant emotional limitations ( p = 0.003), lower energy ( p < 0.001), poorer psychological health ( p < 0.001) and social functioning ( p < 0.001), more pain ( p = 0.007), and, ultimately, poorer general health ( p < 0.001). The level of mental distress was related to the level of HRQoL, while a correlation with the level of pain of the participants was not found. The study results indicate a connection between the presence of mental distress and almost all aspects of HRQoL in participants with CLBP.

Keywords: chronic pain; low back pain; quality of life; SF-36; pain measurement; CORE-OM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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