Quality of Life and Intensity of Pain among Students with Low Back Pain during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Background The Covid-19 pandemic affects students’ physical, psychological, social, and quality of life (QOL). Objectives To identify the prevalence of LBP, pain, and QOL; and determine the association between pain and QOL among students with LBP. Methods 420 students were recruited from the Faculty of Health Sciences. Limitations There was a lack of studies investigating QOL and pain among students with LBP. Findings 350 students were included for analysis with 60.6% experiencing LBP. Significant differences were found in QOL and pain among students with and without LBP.  Implications A high prevalence of LBP among students affects pain and QOL. Keywords: Low back pain; pain intensity; quality of life; Covid-19 eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3731