Grado de discapacidad y calidad de vida en usuarios con dolor lumbar crónico que asisten al Centro de Salud Nicanor Merchán, 2021

Abstract

Background: low back pain is a fairly common condition, which in the long run leads to functional alterations that cause disability and worsen Quality of Life. Therefore, the evaluation must be comprehensive to know the degree of affectation; and, reduce as far as possible the high economic costs and labor absenteeism. Objective: to determine the degree of disability and Quality of Life in users with chronic low back pain who attend the Nicanor Merchán Health Center. Methods: observational, quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive and prospective study in 26 users with chronic low back pain in which the Chronic Pain Grading Scale, the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire and the Short Form 12 questionnaire were applied. Data were processed. in the SPSS version 28 program, by calculating measures of central tendency and dispersion. The results were augmented by descriptive statistics with simple and compound graphs, frequency tables and percentages. Results: users are between 20 and 64 years old, 53.8% were female and 46.2% male. 69.2% appeared average disability according to the Chronic Pain Grading Scale; and, according to Oswestry, 42% moderate functional limitation. Conclusions: chronic, acute low back pain in users with minimal to moderate disability; which, in turn, influences a lower Quality of Life. The higher the BMI, the greater the intensity of lumbar pain (p<0.05) and the lower the Quality of Life.