Has the COVID-19 Outbreak Altered the Prevalence of Low Back Pain among Physiotherapy Students?

Autor/inn/en	Abbas, Janan; Hamoud, Kamal; Jubran, Rana; Daher, Amira
Titel	Has the COVID-19 Outbreak Altered the Prevalence of Low Back Pain among Physiotherapy Students?
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 7, S.2038-2043 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Abbas, Janan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1953505
Schlagwörter	Physical Therapy; Allied Health Occupations Education; Pain; Incidence; COVID-19; Pandemics; Foreign Countries; College Students; Student Characteristics; Correlation; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Physiotherapie; Schmerz; Vorkommen; Ausland; Collegestudent; Korrelation
Abstract	Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) among physiotherapy students during the COVID-19 lockdown in the State of Israel. Participants/methods: One hundred and sixty four physiotherapy students from all four-year student levels were invited to participate. One hundred and thirty-seven students (83.5%) were recruited in the study with 79 females (57.7%) and 58 males (42.3%). We used a structured anonymous questionnaire that sought standard information on age, height, weight, sports activity and low back pain (LBP) prevalence during three periods. Results: No significant differences were noted in the prevalence of LBP between the lockdown period compared to 12-month period in all four-year levels. More so, our findings showed that LBP prevalence among physiotherapy students was greater during the 12-month period compared to the lifetime period. Conclusions: This study indicates that COVID-19 lockdown has no negative impact on the prevalence of LBP among physiotherapy students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01