The Lifetime and Point Prevalences of Neck, Upper Back and Low Back Pain of the People Living in the Central Malatya with the Influencing Factors.

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the lifetime and point prevalences of neck, upper back and low back pain of the people living in the central Malatya with the influencing factors.
Methods: This research is a cross-sectional interview survey. Thirty health house spots tied to the health clinics in the city center were chosen as thirty sets with the method of sampling and 600 people by taking 20 people from each set were included in the research. The data were collected between the 1st of June and the 1 st of September. Association between pain prevalences and socio-demographic, health and behavior related characteristics were evaluated. Chi-square and backward stepwise logistic regression tests were used in the analyses.
Results: Of the participants, 56.2% were women, 46.8% were men, and the mean age was 38.5±0.5 years. The lifetime neck, upper back and low back prevalences were 79.3%, 59.5% and 86.3%, respectively. The point prevalences of neck, upper back and low back were, 12.0%, 3.0% and 18.3%, in order. Gender, age, and psychological problems were determined to be the main predictors of life time pain prevalences. For point pain prevalences, the main predictors were gender, psychological problems and body mass index.
Conclusion: Both lifetime and point pain prevalences showed that musculoskeletal disorders symptoms were common in the central Malatya. In-service training of health personnel on the subject, and assessment, notification and prevention methods should be developed.