Affiliations: [a] Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey | [b] School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey | [c] Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey | [d] Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Corresponding author: Nesrin Yagci, Pamukkale University, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Kınıklı Kampüsü, 20070 Denizli, Turkey. Tel.: +90 258 2964276; +90 258 2632322; E-mail: nesrinyagci@yahoo.com.
This study was presented at the 15th World Congress on Menop-ause, Prague, Czech Republic, 2016.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of low back pain in the postmenopausal period and the relationship between low back pain and emotional state, sleep and quality of life. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 368 postmenopausal women between 40 and 65 years old. The frequency and severity of low back pain were recorded for all participants, as well as depressive symptoms and anxiety, quality of life and sleep quality. RESULTS: 90.2% of the participants reported low back pain. As low back pain severity increased, it was found that depression, anxiety levels, NHP and PSQI total scores increased as well (p= 0.0001). Significant positive correlations were found between pain intensity and outcome measures, except for sleep duration and habitual sleep efficiency (p< 0.01). CONCLUSION: A great majority of women experience postmenopausal low back pain, which causes significant problems that negatively affect their quality of life, emotional state and sleep quality.
