Identification of factors affecting non specific low back pain in home based female entrepreneurs: A cross-sectional Study.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 150
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Pain: Measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), where participants rate their low back pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain possible).
研究概览
简要总结
Need of the Study Low back pain is one of the most common problems among working women. However, very little attention has been given to home based female entrepreneurs who spend long hours sitting, working in poor posture, and managing both business and household duties. These women often face physical strain, stress and lack of support which may increase their risk for non specific low back pain. There is a need to explore how factors like age, lifestyle, mental stress, quality of life, physical health, and pain affect their back health. Identifying these factors can help in designing better awareness programs, preventive strategies, and support systems for this under researched group.
Aim To identify the factors associated with non specific low back pain in home based female entrepreneurs using a cross sectional approach.
Objective
The objectives of this study are to identify the prevalence of non specific low back pain among home based female entrepreneurs, to evaluate the correlation of demographic factors such as age, BMI, marital status, education, and working hours with non specific low back pain, to examine the impact of social factors such as family support, number of children, and nature of the work environment on the incidence of low back pain, to investigate the intensity of psychological stress and its association with non specific low back pain, to measure the effect of physical health status on the occurrence and severity of low back pain, to investigate pain intensity, and to measure the quality of life of home based female entrepreneurs with non specific low back pain.
Hypothesis Null Hypothesis H0 There is no significant association between non specific low back pain and demographic, social, psychological, physical, pain related or quality of life factors among home based female entrepreneurs.
Alternate Hypothesis H1 There is a significant association between non specific low back pain and one or more of the following factors demographic characteristics, social background, psychological stress, physical health status, pain severity and quality of life among home based female entrepreneurs.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 50.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- Female
入选标准
- •Female subjects aged between 18 and 50 years.
- •Home-based business entrepreneurs.
- •Engaged in sedentary work (e.g., tutoring, writing, designing, content writing, data entry) for at least 4 hours per day.
- •May or may not have non-specific low back pain (NSLBP).
- •If NSLBP is present, duration should be more than 1 week but less than 12 weeks.
- •Willing to provide informed consent.
- •Able to read, understand, and complete the questionnaire independently.
排除标准
- •Diagnosed with a specific cause of low back pain (e.g., spinal fracture, infection, malignancy, herniated disc).
- •Presence of neurological symptoms (e.g., radiculopathy, bowel or bladder dysfunction).
- •Pregnant women.
- •History of psychiatric illness or currently undergoing psychological treatment.
- •Incomplete or inconsistent responses in the questionnaire.
结局指标
主要结局
Pain: Measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), where participants rate their low back pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain possible).
时间窗: 6 weeks
次要结局
- Psychological Stress: Measured using the Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10).
研究者
Ambreen Almas
Amity Institute of health allied and sciences