Low Back Pain in Medical Students and Professors During the Pandemic: Retrospective Cohort Study

Objective  This study aimed to determine the prevalence of low back pain before and during the pandemic, comparing both periods. Methods  A questionnaire was administered, containing questions about the presence of low back pain, sociodemographic characteristics and environmental factors that could...

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Autores principales: Mattos, Arthur Fiorotto de, Lima, Natália Fortuny de, Wajchenberg, Marcelo, Martins, Delio Eulalio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2023
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10468238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37663177
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1771482
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author Mattos, Arthur Fiorotto de
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Martins, Delio Eulalio
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description Objective  This study aimed to determine the prevalence of low back pain before and during the pandemic, comparing both periods. Methods  A questionnaire was administered, containing questions about the presence of low back pain, sociodemographic characteristics and environmental factors that could be related to such pain. Results  Among the 978 responses obtained, the prevalence of low back pain during the pandemic was 69.94%, which represented a significant increase over values from the pre-pandemic period (57.37%). A high prevalence of low back pain was found between all groups, especially among women. Some factors were associated with the incidence of low back pain, such as having previously diagnosed spinal problems and sedentary lifestyle. Conclusions  The prevalence of low back pain increased significantly during the pandemic in the studied groups.
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spelling pubmed-104682382023-09-01 Low Back Pain in Medical Students and Professors During the Pandemic: Retrospective Cohort Study Mattos, Arthur Fiorotto de Lima, Natália Fortuny de Wajchenberg, Marcelo Martins, Delio Eulalio Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) Objective  This study aimed to determine the prevalence of low back pain before and during the pandemic, comparing both periods. Methods  A questionnaire was administered, containing questions about the presence of low back pain, sociodemographic characteristics and environmental factors that could be related to such pain. Results  Among the 978 responses obtained, the prevalence of low back pain during the pandemic was 69.94%, which represented a significant increase over values from the pre-pandemic period (57.37%). A high prevalence of low back pain was found between all groups, especially among women. Some factors were associated with the incidence of low back pain, such as having previously diagnosed spinal problems and sedentary lifestyle. Conclusions  The prevalence of low back pain increased significantly during the pandemic in the studied groups. Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2023-08-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10468238/ /pubmed/37663177 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1771482 Text en Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Low Back Pain in Medical Students and Professors During the Pandemic: Retrospective Cohort Study
title_sort low back pain in medical students and professors during the pandemic: retrospective cohort study
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10468238/
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