The purpose of the study is to find out the prevalence rate and main contributing factors for house wive's low back pain and to develop educational programs, to improve working environment and to provide the necessary basic materials for
prevention
and
rehabilitation program of the low back pain.
The subjects of study were reside in small-medium sized cities of Pohang, Kyung Ju, Young Chun in Kyung Pook Province. The subjects of 1, 500 house wives whose children are registered to respective schools of kindergarten, elementary schools,
middle
schools and high schools. The study was conducted during April/26/1993 to May/10/1993. The analysis of survey based on relatively good quality response by 950.
@ES The results of the study summerized are as foollows:
@EN 1. Among 950 subjects, the largest age group were 30 34, 48.8%, the weight were 50-54Kg, 32.8% and the height were 160-164cm, 49.5%. Among 950 subjects, educationally, graduate from high school were 51.2% ; the largest group. Also in economic
state,
the middle class were 70.3%, age of marriage were younger than 24 years old, 50.8% and number of family of 3-4 were 78.0%.
2. Among 950 subjects, the prevalence rate of low back pain showed 46.5%, premarital low back pain experience consist of 15.65, postmarital low back pain was 70.6%.
3. In relation of general characteristics and low back pain prevalence, the age, age of marriage and number of family showed no significance but education, economics and length of marriage were highly significant(p<0.01).
4. In relation of house working environment and low back pain prevalence, much time cousuming house work, most difficult task house work, method of house cleaning and laundry were not significant but method of child carryring, degree of house
work
sharing were statistically significant(p<0.05).There were highly significant with repectitive trunk rotation and forward bending, lifting and handling during house work(p<0.01).
5. In relation of obstetric and gynecology factors and low back pain prevalence, number of child birth and method of child birth were not significant but statistically significant to amount of house work during pregnancy and highly significant
by
sexual activities, during menstruation, during pregnancy, abortion and postpartum care(p<0.01).
6. In relation of home life stress and low back pain prevalence were highly significant(p<0.01).
7. The duration of clinical characteristics of low back pain among present low back pain group 56.3% are suffered more then 6 months, 27.2% are less than 1 month. The experienced frequency of clinical characteristics among low back pain consist
of
23.3% for initial occurrence, recurrence of more than once are 76.7%.
The cause of low back pain consist of 28.0% unknown. 18.1% claim of long period of working with squatting position, 15.6% claim long period of work with stoop position. The type of low back pain symptom among present low back pain group
consistent
of
83.7% are low back pain only, 44.3% and 38.5% have distal and proximal radiating pain respectively and 21.05 felt weakness to lower extremities.
Among the present low back pain group, 76.9% have experience of treatment, in that 47.5% low back pain medical information gained through friends and neighbours, 32.6% by the broadcast.
Among 340 whom received treatment, the type of treatment consist of 34.1% are heat treatment in home treatment, 49.4% used physical therapy, 15.3% used eastern massage. The degree of satisfaction of the treatment consist of 3.5% very satisfied,
13.2%
some, 42.7%acceptable, 40.6% less or very unsatisfactory.
The results of study pointed out that house wive's low back pain is similar prevalence compare to industrial workers. House wive's low back pain exposed to high risk factors by biological, house and house-work environment. Therefore, regard to
the
house
wive's low back pain, proper prevention and management, house and house-work environment should be considered in ergonomic view point of architecture for work position. House wive's low back pain are mostly due to female physiologci
characteristics
such
as menstruation, pregnancy, child birth and related factors and psychologic factors as well. The continuous research is needed for many interesting issues of house wive's low back pain in new future.
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