Chiropractic Care and Quality of Life Among Office Workers With Nonspecific Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study

Emsal Salik MD, PhD, DC, Ali Veysel Ozden MD, PhD, Hasan Kerem Alptekin MD, PhD
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Abstract

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life by a self-administered World Health Organization Quality of Life short version survey (WHOQoL-BREF) among office workers with nonspecific pain receiving chiropractic care in Istanbul, Turkey.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 77 office workers (age interval, 18-65) with nonspecific neck, thoracic, back and/or extremity pain who underwent chiropractic care. Two weeks later, the quality of life was evaluated by a self-administered WHOQoL-BREF. The Numeric Pain Scale to evaluate the perceived pain was administered to all of the participants in the beginning and at the end of the study. Group-level changes on WHOQoL-BREF total score and subdimensions were compared according to descriptive data of office workers. The significance level was set at P ≤ .05.

Results

WHOQoL-BREF scale scores after chiropractic care (mean ± standard deviation) were 71.21% ± 7.91% (total score), 81.49% ± 14.43% (general health), 80.38% ± 10.49% (physical health), 73.16% ± 11.68% (psychological), 70.41% ± 12.43% (social), and 65.58% ± 10.91% (environment). Numeric Pain Scale scores decreased in a statistically significant way when compared with baseline (P ≤ .05). The descriptive statistical analysis of WHOQoL-BREF dimensions revealed that women had significantly higher scores than men, the 18-to-35 age group had higher scores compared with the 50-to-65 age group, and those married had significantly higher scores than those who were not married (P ≤ .05).

Conclusion

The findings of our study suggest that chiropractic care had positive effects on the quality of life of office workers.

非特异性疼痛上班族的捏脊护理和生活质量:一项横断面研究
目的:本研究的目的是通过自我管理的世界卫生组织生活质量短版调查(WHOQoL-BREF)来评估土耳其伊斯坦布尔接受脊椎指压治疗的非特异性疼痛上班族的生活质量。方法本横断面研究纳入77名接受捏脊治疗的非特异性颈、胸、背和/或四肢疼痛的办公室工作人员(年龄18-65岁)。两周后,通过自我管理的WHOQoL-BREF评估生活质量。在研究开始和结束时,对所有参与者使用数字疼痛量表来评估感知到的疼痛。根据办公室工作人员的描述性数据,比较WHOQoL-BREF总分和子维度的组间变化。显著性水平设为P≤0.05。结果整脊护理后whoqol - bref量表得分(平均±标准差)分别为71.21%±7.91%(总分)、81.49%±14.43%(一般健康)、80.38%±10.49%(身体健康)、73.16%±11.68%(心理)、70.41%±12.43%(社交)、65.58%±10.91%(环境)。与基线相比,数字疼痛量表得分下降有统计学意义(P≤0.05)。WHOQoL-BREF维度描述性统计分析显示,女性得分显著高于男性,18 ~ 35岁年龄组得分显著高于50 ~ 65岁年龄组,已婚显著高于未婚(P≤0.05)。结论本研究结果提示捏脊护理对上班族的生活质量有积极影响。
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