Low Back Pain in Mothers of Children With Disabilities

Selvin BALKİ

Status: Completed

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Measurements

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07106905

SCU-FTR-SBF-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a cross-sectional study that aims to determine the prevalence of low back pain in mothers of children with disabilities following the COVID-19 pandemic and to describe its relationship with exposure to the virus, handgrip strength, physical workload, and depression.

Full description

Low back pain is a very common problem in mothers of children with disabilities. Musculoskeletal pain have been on the rise with COVID-19 but the effects of the pandemic on the prevalence of low back pain in mothers of children with disabilities have not been investigated. The relationship between handgrip strength and low back pain is well known. There are limited studies investigating handgrip strength or muscle strength in mothers of children with disabilities, and no studies examining the relationship between handgrip strength and low back pain.

Enrollment: 179 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteering to participate in the study
• Having a disabled child
• Being responsible for the care of a disabled child
• Having provided care for a disabled child for at least one year

Exclusion criteria

• Having more than one disabled child and being responsible for their care
• Having previously undergone surgery on the lower back
• Having a previous upper extremity disorder
• Receiving psychological treatment or medication
• Being pregnant or having recently given birth
• Having a recent history of trauma to the musculoskeletal system
• Having a defined chronic illness

Trial design

179 participants in 1 patient group

Mothers of children with disabilities

Treatment:

Other: Measurements