ASSOCIATION OF KINESIOPHOBIA WITH QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY BACKACHE PATIENTS.

http://doi.org/10.46536/jpumhs/2024/14.02.509

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The study aim to determine the relationship between kinesiophobia and quality of life in
older back pain patient’s Kinesiophobia, is a state in which an individual has an excessive, illogical, and
debilitating dread of physical movement and exercise as a result of a fear of painful injury. Fear was identified
in clinical settings as a significant feature of patients' impairment that has to be addressed to have a good outcome
since it impacts rehabilitation efforts. METHODOLOGY: This analytical study consist of 138 elderly patients
with Low back pain recruited from February 2021 to August 2021 at Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center CH.
Muhammad Akram Teaching & Research Hospital Lahore. Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) was used to
examine fear of movement & the levels of pain associated fear of activity or re-injury. The QOLS scores were
used to examine Quality of life. RESULTS: Most participants (59.9%) experienced back pain for over 3 months,
with 20.3%having back pain lasting 3-6 months. A significant majority (68.8%) showed kinesiophobia. on
average, participants had a moderate quality of life (QOL) score of 64.4 out of 112, and a kinesiophobia mean
score of 49out of 68.the analysis revealed a strong negative correlation (P value 0.000, R value -.983) between
kinesiophobia and quality of life indicating that increased kinesiophobia is associated with a decreased in quality
of life Conclusion: This study concluded that there is strong negative correlation between kinesiophobia and
quality of life. Increasing the kinesiophobia decreases the quality of life. Hence alternate hypothesis is
confirmed.