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Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: Listening to Australian Women
Objective. To investigate the prevalence and nature of lumbo-pelvic pain (LPP), that is experienced by women in the lumbar and/or sacro-iliac area and/or symphysis pubis during pregnancy. Design. Cross-sectional, descriptive study. Setting. An Australian public hospital antenatal clinic. Sample popu...
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2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3366229/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22685643 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/387428 |
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author | Pierce, Heather Homer, Caroline S. E. Dahlen, Hannah G. King, Jenny |
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description | Objective. To investigate the prevalence and nature of lumbo-pelvic pain (LPP), that is experienced by women in the lumbar and/or sacro-iliac area and/or symphysis pubis during pregnancy. Design. Cross-sectional, descriptive study. Setting. An Australian public hospital antenatal clinic. Sample population: Women in their third trimester of pregnancy. Method. Women were recruited to the study as they presented for their antenatal appointment. A survey collected demographic data and was used to self report LPP. A pain diagram differentiated low back, pelvic girdle or combined pain. Closed and open ended questions explored the experiences of the women. Main Outcome Measures. The Visual Analogue Scale and the Oswestry Disability Index (Version 2.1a). Results. There was a high prevalence of self reported LPP during the pregnancy (71%). An association was found between the reporting of LPP, multiparity, and a previous history of LPP. The mean intensity score for usual pain was 6/10 and four out of five women reported disability associated with the condition. Most women (71%) had reported their symptoms to their maternity carer however only a small proportion of these women received intervention. Conclusion. LPP is a potentially significant health issue during pregnancy. |
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spelling | pubmed-33662292012-06-08 Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: Listening to Australian Women Pierce, Heather Homer, Caroline S. E. Dahlen, Hannah G. King, Jenny Nurs Res Pract Research Article Objective. To investigate the prevalence and nature of lumbo-pelvic pain (LPP), that is experienced by women in the lumbar and/or sacro-iliac area and/or symphysis pubis during pregnancy. Design. Cross-sectional, descriptive study. Setting. An Australian public hospital antenatal clinic. Sample population: Women in their third trimester of pregnancy. Method. Women were recruited to the study as they presented for their antenatal appointment. A survey collected demographic data and was used to self report LPP. A pain diagram differentiated low back, pelvic girdle or combined pain. Closed and open ended questions explored the experiences of the women. Main Outcome Measures. The Visual Analogue Scale and the Oswestry Disability Index (Version 2.1a). Results. There was a high prevalence of self reported LPP during the pregnancy (71%). An association was found between the reporting of LPP, multiparity, and a previous history of LPP. The mean intensity score for usual pain was 6/10 and four out of five women reported disability associated with the condition. Most women (71%) had reported their symptoms to their maternity carer however only a small proportion of these women received intervention. Conclusion. LPP is a potentially significant health issue during pregnancy. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-05-23 /pmc/articles/PMC3366229/ /pubmed/22685643 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/387428 Text en Copyright © 2012 Heather Pierce et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Pierce, Heather Homer, Caroline S. E. Dahlen, Hannah G. King, Jenny Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: Listening to Australian Women |
title | Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: Listening to Australian Women |
title_full | Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: Listening to Australian Women |
title_fullStr | Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: Listening to Australian Women |
title_full_unstemmed | Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: Listening to Australian Women |
title_short | Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain: Listening to Australian Women |
title_sort | pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain: listening to australian women |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3366229/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22685643 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/387428 |
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