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Incidence and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Students Studying at a Health University

Sağlık Üniversitesinde Okuyan Öğrencilerde Bel Ağrısı Görülme Sıklığı ve Risk Faktörleri

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Courses, which are devoted to risk factors, may be added to education programs to prevent problems related to low back that may occur because of attending classes.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, severity, and risk factors of low back pain in students studying at a health university.
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Key Findings & Data:The data were gathered using a 35-question survey.
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Conclusion & Impact:Courses, which are devoted to risk factors, may be added to education programs to prevent problems related to low back that may occur because of attending classes.
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, severity, and risk factors of low back pain in students studying at a health university. Methods: The study was conducted on students of dentistry, pharmacy, health sciences, and medicine faculties of Bezmialem Vakif University. The data were gathered using a 35-question survey. Five hundred and twenty students completed the questionnaire. Four hundred and seventy-one (90.57%) of them answered pain-specific questions. Visual analogue scale was used to assess pain intensity. The presence of low back pain and pain severity were determined as two dependent variables. p<0.05 was considered as significant. Results: Of the participants, 131 (25.19%) were male and 389 (74.80%) were female. Differences of low back pain incidence were significant between the students of medicine faculty and other faculties (p=0.004), between those who had weight exchange and nonweight exchange (p=0.023), and between those who were not pleased with the desk and those who were pleased (p=0.000). Pain intensity in female students (p=0.003); those with hereditary disease in the spine (p=0.022), and those with economical, familial, or school-related anxiety (p=0.001) were higher than in others. Conclusion: This study confirmed whether the risk factors indicated in literature were valid in the study university. Courses, which are devoted to risk factors, may be added to education programs to prevent problems related to low back that may occur because of attending classes.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı sağlık üniversitesinde okuyan öğrencilerde bel ağrısı görülme sıklığını, şiddetini ve risk faktörlerini ortaya koymaktı.Yöntemler: Çalışma Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi'nin diş hekimliği, eczacılık, sağlık bilimleri ve tıp fakültesi öğrencileri üzerinde yürütüldü. Veriler 35 soruluk bir anket kullanılarak toplandı. Anketi 520 öğrenci tamamladı. Bunlardan 471 (% 90.57)'si ağrıya özel soruları yanıtladı. Ağrı şiddetini değerlendirmek için görsel analog ölçeği kullanıldı. Bel ağrısı varlığı ve ağrı şiddeti bağımlı iki değişken olarak belirlendi. P<0.05 anlamlı kabul edildi. Bulgular: Katılımcıların 131'i (%25,19) erkek ve 389'u (%74,80) kadındı. Tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin diğer fakülte öğrencilerine göre (p=0,004), kilo değişimi olanların olmayanlara göre (p=0,023) ve sınıftaki sıralardan memnun olmayanların memnun olanlara göre (p=0,000) bel ağrısı görülme sıklığı farkı anlamlı bulundu. Kız öğrencilerin (p=0,003), omurgasında kalıtımsal hastalığı olanların (p=0,022) ve ekonomik, ailesel ya da okul ile ilgili kaygı duyanların (p=0,001) ağrı şiddetleri yüksekti. Sonuç: Bu çalışma ile literatürde bildirilen risk faktörlerinin çalışmanın yapıldığı üniversitede geçerli olup olmadığı ortaya koyuldu. Üniversite öğrencilerinin eğitim programına, ilerleyen sınıflarda mesleki uygulamaların etkisi ile oluşabilecek bele bağlı problemlerin önüne geçilmesi için risk faktörlerine yönelik dersler eklenmelidir.

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YÜCEL, H., TORUN, P. (2016). Incidence and Risk Factors of Low Back Pain in Students Studying at a Health University. Bezmiâlem Science, Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 1, 12–18. https://ajindex.com/articles/161495

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