Family Medicine & Medical Science Research
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Ndifreke E Udonwa

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• Research Article
  Correlates and Predictors of Low Back Pain Disability and its Impact on Health- Related Quality of Life in a Family Practice Clinic in Calabar, South- South Nigeria
  Author(s): Ita B Okokon, Edidiong E John, Ndifreke E Udonwa, Afiong O Oku, Udeme E Asibong and Udoezuo K Ogbonna Ita B Okokon, Edidiong E John, Ndifreke E Udonwa, Afiong O Oku, Udeme E Asibong and Udoezuo K Ogbonna
  
  Background: Non-specific low back pain is a common health problem incurring immense health and social costs with concomitant disability, which has assumed significant public health importance in our setting. The impact from this condition is multi-factorial, and includes pain, activity limitations and impairment of quality of life. This study therefore aimed to examine the level of low back pain disability, its correlates and predictors, and the impact on selfperceived quality of life. It also sought to determine the predictors of health-related quality of life among low back pain patients in a Family Practice setting in Calabar, Nigeria. Method: This was a cross-sectional analytical study involving 350 consecutively selected patients with nonspecific low back pain. Standardized questionnaires were used including: the Oswestry Disability Index .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2327-4972.1000210

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