SciELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online

 
vol.4 número1Reporte epidemiológico de un tratamiento de reeducación postural con el Método Tres Escuadras índice de autoresíndice de materiabúsqueda de artículos
Home Pagelista alfabética de revistas  

Servicios Personalizados

Revista

Articulo

Indicadores

  • No hay articulos citadosCitado por SciELO

Links relacionados

  • No hay articulos similaresSimilares en SciELO

Compartir


Argentinian journal of respiratory and physical therapy

versión On-line ISSN 2618-4095

Resumen

PIEROBON, Andrés et al. Athletes’ beliefs and attitudes about low back pain. A cross-sectional survey. Argentinian j. respiratory physical therapy [online]. 2022, vol.4, n.1, pp.5-15.  Epub 23-Feb-2022. ISSN 2618-4095.  http://dx.doi.org/10.58172/ajrpt.v4i1.191.

Objective:

To identify athletes’ beliefs and attitudes about low back pain (LBP) and, as a secondary objective, to determine whether these beliefs vary based on their LBP experience.

Materials and method:

A cross-sectional survey. Athletes (recreational, amateur, and professional) aged over 18 years with or without LBP were invited to participate in an online survey via social media. The Back Pain Attitudes Questionnaire (Back-PAQ) was used to evaluate their back beliefs. Back-PAQ items were classified into helpful, neutral, and unhelpful.

Results:

A total of 1591 responses were included in the analysis. The mean Back-PAQ total score was 113.1 (95% CI, 112.5 - 113.7), with a minimum score of 63 and a maximum score of 148. No statistically significant differences were observed between groups (p = 0.51). Athletes with current pain had more unhelpful beliefs than athletes with a LBP history: a mean of 115 (IQR 108 - 121) versus 113 (IQR 105 - 120); (p=0.002).

Conclusion:

Athletes had predominantly unhelpful beliefs about back pain, regardless of their level of competition. Misconceptions about the back being vulnerable and in need of protection were prevalent. Helpful beliefs about the prognosis of a LBP episode were identified.

Palabras clave : back pain; biopsychosocial; beliefs; athletes; surveys and questionnaires..

        · resumen en Español     · texto en Español     · Español ( pdf )