Abstract

RIOS, Julia Catarina Sebba et al. Effects of an educational self-care program of spine in elderly patients with chronic low back pain: a quasi-experimental study. Motri. [online]. 2015, vol.11, n.1, pp.53-63. ISSN 1646-107X.  https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.3143.

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the effects of an educational self-care program of spine in the control of pain and disability in actives older adults with chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP). They were divided in an experimental group (EG n = 17) and a control group (CG n = 13). The intervention consisted of delivering an educational booklet and also attending a workshop. Dependent variables were: 1. pain intensity (EVN), 2. functional capacity related to LBP (RMQ), 3. amount of pain points, 4. medication for LBP, 5. frequency of medication for LBP. There was evaluation pre and after 1 month of the first evaluation. The intragroup evaluation was observed in EG significant reduction of all parameters (all p < 0.05) was not observed in CG. Regarding the analysis between groups showed significant improvement with moderate to large effect sizes in EG to EVN (p=0.003, TE=0.53), RMQ (p=0.037, TE=0.38) and pain points (p=0.006, TE=0.49). The results highlight the booklet as a useful tool, capable of generating independence in the self-care for active older adults with chronic LBP.

Keywords : Low back pain; aged; self-care; education.

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