Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain and Disability: An Invisible and Neglected Problem

Authors : Hacer ERTEN, Mahmure AYGÜN, Tuba YILMAZ ESENCAN, Yeliz DOĞAN MERİH

Pages : 99-106

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Publication Date : 2023-06-23

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This study was carried out to examine the frequency of lumbopelvic pain in pregnant women, the level of disability associated with it, and the factors that may affect the level of disability. Methods: The descriptive, cross-sectional and analytical study was carried out with 381 pregnant women who received service from the routine pregnancy follow-up outpatient clinic of a state hospital. A form including demographic, obstetric, and other descriptive characteristics of the cases, a visual pain zone diagram to determine the pain area, and the Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(RMDQ); to determine the disability level were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistical methods and non-parametric tests were used in the analysis of the data. Results: It was determined that 86.35% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=329); of the participants had lumbopelvic pain and were mildly disabled according to the RMDQ total score insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(12.0 ± 7.3);. In the analysis performed according to subgroups, the mean RMDQ scores of pregnant women with pelvic girdle pain were found to be statistically significantly higher than those with low back pain insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P < .05);. Other variables associated with high disability scores were education level, parity, occupation, gestational week insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(trimester);, presence of lumbopelvic pain in the previous pregnancy, work stress, and negative sexual life history insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P < .05);. Conclusion: Lumbopelvic pain is a condition that is common in pregnancy, can cause different levels of disability depending on some factors, and should not be ignored by antenatal care providers.
Keywords : Gebelik, lumbopelvik ağrı, engellilik