Open AccessThe prevalence and psychosocial risk factors of chronic low back pain in KwaZulu-Natal
Author(s) -
Morris Kahere,
Themba G. Ginindza
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
african journal of primary health care and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2071-2936
pISSN - 2071-2928
DOI - 10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3134
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , logistic regression , confidence interval , descriptive statistics , stressor , demography , marital status , population , psychiatry , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , sociology
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the leading cause of disability and has been extensively investigated in high-income countries (HICs), with little done in low-and middle-income countries. Biomechanical stressors do not have a major pathogenic role, but psychosocial predisposition is important. The occurrence and progression of CLBP are significantly affected by psychosocial risk factors. Guidelines recommend the early identification of psychosocial factors that could predict CLBP.