title: Impact on quality of life and physical ability of pregnancy-related back pain in the third trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of pregnancy-related back pain on quality of life and physical ability in the third trimester of pregnancy. One hundred women in the 28th-40th week of pregnancy were asked to fill out questionnaires including: general questions about background factors, the Katz's Activity's Daily Living Index (ADL), and Short Form of WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). Back pain intensity was assessed by visual analog scale (VAS), and functional limitation was measured by Oswestry Low Back Disability Questionnaire (OSW). It was found that, in the third trimester, pregnant women with back pain (PBP) with low pain intensity and moderate functional limitation did not have an impact on quality of life but decreased physical ability when compared to pregnant women with no back pain (NBP). As the back pain intensity of pregnant women increases, physical ability decreases.
authors: Adnan Menderes University, Aydin School of Health, Department of Midwifery, Aydin, Turkey.
authors: Ayden
authors: A
authors: Coban
authors: Gülsah Gürol
authors: GG
authors: Arslan
authors: Arzu
authors: A
authors: Colakfakioglu
authors: Aygül
authors: A
authors: Sirlan
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011788:Quality of Life; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult