摘要
This study is aimed at assessing ””Low back pain of pregnant women”” which had been neglected for a long time. Among 755 effective questionnaires, 452 (58.3% of the cases) suffered from low back pain during pregnancy. The average age was 28 +4.2 years. The severity of back pain, which was evaluated according to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), lay mostly between 2 degree to 6 degree. The most frequent back pain pattern was soreness. As for location of back pain, low back took the most part, the buttock the second and the thigh the least. Related factors of backache included age, weeks of pregnancy, weight gained during pregnancy, previous symptoms of backache during menstruation, habit of smoking and a history of low back pain before pregnancy. Among these factors, a history of low back pain before pregnancy affected the most (P ＜ 0.0001). Body height, times of pregnancy, taking oral-contraceptives, education, habit of taking exercise were not related. As for the factor of working environment, classification of women's occupations, working postures, work load, satisfaction of work, working hours per day and working days per week did not show related. With better understanding and study of low back pain of pregnant women, we hope to dig out appropriate therapies so that pregnant women can get proper and satisfactory care.
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下背痛,懷孕婦女並列摘要
This study is aimed at assessing ””Low back pain of pregnant women”” which had been neglected for a long time. Among 755 effective questionnaires, 452 (58.3% of the cases) suffered from low back pain during pregnancy. The average age was 28 +4.2 years. The severity of back pain, which was evaluated according to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), lay mostly between 2 degree to 6 degree. The most frequent back pain pattern was soreness. As for location of back pain, low back took the most part, the buttock the second and the thigh the least. Related factors of backache included age, weeks of pregnancy, weight gained during pregnancy, previous symptoms of backache during menstruation, habit of smoking and a history of low back pain before pregnancy. Among these factors, a history of low back pain before pregnancy affected the most (P ＜ 0.0001). Body height, times of pregnancy, taking oral-contraceptives, education, habit of taking exercise were not related. As for the factor of working environment, classification of women's occupations, working postures, work load, satisfaction of work, working hours per day and working days per week did not show related. With better understanding and study of low back pain of pregnant women, we hope to dig out appropriate therapies so that pregnant women can get proper and satisfactory care.