Variables Associated With Level of Disability in Working Individuals With Nonacute Low Back Pain: A Cross-sectional Investigation
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2013
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Single-site, exploratory, crosssectional design.
OBJECTIVE: To identify variables associated with disability related to low back pain (LBP), as measured by the modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (mOSW), in a sample of working adults with nonacute LBP.
BACKGROUND: Compared to acute LBP, there is little information available in the literature to identify variables associated with LBP-related disability in working individuals with stage 2 and stage 3 LBP.
METHODS: Data analyzed were from working individuals with nonacute LBP (n = 235). The response variable was dichotomized by mOSW score (less than 20 or 20 or greater), and the regressor variables included 27 self-report, sociodemographic, impairment-based, and kinematic measures used to assess individuals with LBP. Logistic regression was used to identify variables associated with mOSW.
RESULTS: One hundred eleven subjects had a mOSW score of 20 or greater, and 124 subjects had a mOSW score of less than 20. Logistic regression analysis identified 4 variables associated with LBP-related disability (mOSW): duration of LBP (P = .006), numeric pain rating (P<.0001), Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire physical activity subscale (P = .0007), and limits of stability movement velocity in the forward direction (P = .02). The best model had an R2 (u) of 0.25.
CONCLUSION: The odds of LBP-related disability (mOSW) in this sample of nonacute working individuals were found to increase with longer duration of LBP, higher numeric pain rating scores, higher Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire physical activity subscale scores, and slower limits of stability movement velocity in the forward direction. The identification of limits of stability movement velocity is a novel finding that may support a link between sensorimotor balance deficits and disability in working individuals with nonacute LBP.
Recommended Citation
Davis DS, Mancinelli CA, Petronis JJ, Bensenhaver C, McClintic T, Nelson G. Variables associated with level of disability in working individuals with nonacute low back pain: a cross-sectional investigation. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2013;43(2):97-104.
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