Back Pain in Poland and Germany : A Survey of Prevalence and Association with Demographic Characters
Joint Authors
Schier, Katarzyna
Brian, Tamara
Hardt, Jochen
Henn, Lea
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Back pain is the most common form of pain and leads to high costs in all medical care systems.
Objective.
The present study examines the prevalence of back pain and its associations with some basic demographics.
Methods.
Two samples from Poland and Germany (about n=500 each) were examined via Internet regarding back pain, gender, age, and body mass index (BMI).
Results.
Back pain is more common in women than in men (risk ratio about 1.7), and a high BMI constitutes an additional risk factor.
Age was not related to back pain prevalence.
Conclusion.
Congruent results in two countries based on the same measure of back pain lead to the assumption that much of the variety found in estimates of back pain are due to inconsistent assessment.
For future research, a definition of common criteria on how to assess back pain would be an asset.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Henn, Lea& Schier, Katarzyna& Brian, Tamara& Hardt, Jochen. 2014. Back Pain in Poland and Germany : A Survey of Prevalence and Association with Demographic Characters. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Henn, Lea…[et al.]. Back Pain in Poland and Germany : A Survey of Prevalence and Association with Demographic Characters. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Henn, Lea& Schier, Katarzyna& Brian, Tamara& Hardt, Jochen. Back Pain in Poland and Germany : A Survey of Prevalence and Association with Demographic Characters. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506534
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506534