Assessment of the quality of life through the SF-36 questionnaire in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain

Marta Lúcia Guimarães Resende Adorno, Joaquim Pereira Brasil-Neto, Marta Lúcia Guimarães Resende Adorno, Joaquim Pereira Brasil-Neto

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of life (QL) with the use of the SF-36 Questionnaire in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP). Thirty patients with CNLBP were randomly assigned to one of three groups (Iso group (Isostretching), GPR group (Global Postural Reeducation), and the Iso+GPR group. Patients underwent physical therapy assessment with the use of the Vertebral Spine Assessment, the Visual Analog Scale of Pain (VASP), and the SF-36 life quality questionnaire before the first session (first assessment), after three months of treatment (second assessment) and reassessed two months after the final session in the follow-up (third assessment). The results indicated that both physical therapy techniques reduced pain (p<0.001); when the techniques (Iso+GPR) were combined, the reduction in pain was significantly greater; and, in the follow-up assessment, the GPR method was more efficient. As for the QL, physical therapy techniques were effective after the interventions (p<0.001), and the Iso method was more effective when patients were reassessed in the follow-up. We conclude that the physical therapy techniques used in this study were efficient to treat CNLBP in the patients since they reduced pain and increased QL according to the results of the SF-36 questionnaire. Level of Evidence II, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Keywords: Low back pain; Physical therapy specialty; Quality of life.

Conflict of interest statement

All the authors declare that there is no potential conflict of interest referring to this article.

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Figure 1. Comparison of mean measures of…
Figure 1. Comparison of mean measures of pain (VAS) in the first assessment, after treatment (second assessment) and two months after interventions (third assessment).

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