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Pain Perception Differences Between Patients and Physicians: A Pain Severity Study in Patients with Low Back Pain

Hastalar ve Hekimler Arasındaki Ağrı Algısı Farklılıkları: Bel Ağrısı Olan Hastalarda Ağrı Şiddeti Çalışması

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CoNCLusIoN: As a main factor directly affecting many outcomes, good communication between patient and physician, is essential to assess the patients' pain more accurately.

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Objective & Hypothesis:AIM: Perception, definition and tolerance of pain vary individually because of its subjective character.
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Key Findings & Data:This study aimed to determine the perception differences between patients with mechanical low back pain (MLBP) and their physicians regarding the assessments of the patients' pain severity.MATErIAL and METHods: 181 patients with MLBP and 2 physicians took part in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:CoNCLusIoN: As a main factor directly affecting many outcomes, good communication between patient and physician, is essential to assess the patients' pain more accurately.
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AIM: Perception, definition and tolerance of pain vary individually because of its subjective character. This study aimed to determine the perception differences between patients with mechanical low back pain (MLBP) and their physicians regarding the assessments of the patients' pain severity.MATErIAL and METHods: 181 patients with MLBP and 2 physicians took part in the study. Before the initial examination, the patients filled out a questionnaire consisting of demographic data, pain characteristics, Modified Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (MODQ) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The patients' forms were concealed from the physicians. Then physicians examined their patients and rated their pain severity using a different VAS form. rEsuLTs: The mean age of the patients was 36.2±12.3 years. 64.6% (n:117) were female, 71.9% (n:13) were highly educated and 57.1% (n:103) were obese. Physicians always rated the patients' pain severity significantly lower than the patients rated their own pain regardless of all demographic data (p<0.001). Correlation between the VAS scores of patients and physicians were detected as 0.41 (p <0.001) and the power of the study was calculated as 91.5%. The mean MODQ score of the patients was calculated as 54.4±21.1. Reliability of the questions in MODQ was calculated as alpha:0.87. A moderate correlation between VAS ratings and MODQ was observed (r:0.52, p<0.001). CoNCLusIoN: As a main factor directly affecting many outcomes, good communication between patient and physician, is essential to assess the patients' pain more accurately.

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AMAÇ: Ağrı algısı, ağrının tanımı ve toleransı, subjektif karakteri nedeniyle, kişiden kişiye değişiklik gösterir. Çalışmanın amacı, hastaların ağrı şiddetini değerlendirmeleri konusunda, mekanik bel ağrısı (MBA) olan hastalar ile doktorları arasındaki algı farklılıklarını ortaya koymaktır. yÖNTEM ve GErEÇLEr: Çalışmada, MBA'sı olan 181 hasta ve 2 hekim yer almaktadır. Muayeneye başlamadan önce, demografik bilgiler, ağrı karakterleri, Modifiye Oswestry Özürlülük Anketi (MOÖA) ve Vizüel Analog Skala (VAS)'dan oluşan bir anket formu, hastalar tarafından dolduruldu. Hastaların formları, doktorlardan gizlendi. Sonra doktorlar, hastalarını muayene ettiler ve farklı bir VAS formu doldurarak hastalarının ağrı şiddetini puanladılar. BuLGuLAr: Hastaların; ortalama yaşı 36,2±12,3, %64,6'sı (n:117) kadın , %71,9'u (n:13) yüksek öğrenim görmüş ve %7,1'i (n:103) obez idi. Demografik bilgilerden bağımsız olarak, hekimler hastalarının ağrı şiddetini, hastaların kendi ağrı şiddetlerini puanladıklarından, her seferinde belirgin olarak daha düşük puanladılar (p<0,001). Hastaların ve hekimlerin VAS skoru arasındaki oran 0,41 (p <0,001) olarak saptandı ve bu çalışmanın gücü %91,5 olarak hesaplandı. Hastaların ortalama puanı MOÖA'ya göre 54,4±21,1 idi. MOÖA'daki soruların güvenilirliği alpha:0,87 olarak hesaplandı. VAS puanları ve MOÖA arasındaki ortalama oranın (r:0,52, p<0,001) olduğu görüldü. soNuÇ: Hastalar ve hekimler arasındaki doğru iletişim, hem ortaya çıkan pek çok sonucu etkilemekte, hem de hastaların ağrılarını daha doğru değerlendirmek için temel bir faktördür.

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SARI, O., TEMİZ, Ç., GÖLCÜR, M., AYDOĞAN, Ü., TANOĞLU, A., EZGÜ, M. C., TEHLİ, Ö. (2015). Pain Perception Differences Between Patients and Physicians: A Pain Severity Study in Patients with Low Back Pain. Turkish Neurosurgery, Cilt: 25 - Sayı: 3, 461–468. https://ajindex.com/articles/404735

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