Thesis
Understanding Risk Factors in Low Back Pain to Improve Self-Management
Washington State University
Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
08/2012
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/4198
Abstract
Low back pain is primarily a self-managed condition, which demands that an individual draws upon personal resources, skills, and knowledge to reduce the sensation of pain, and to compensate·for reduced mobility and difficulty completing activities-of-daily living. Low back pain may disrupt sleep and cause fatigue. Fatigue may exacerbate low back pain. Self management of low back pain is unavoidable; most episodes of back pain resolve without visits to healthcare providers. Understanding the psychosocial issues that complicate the lives of patients with low back pain is the first step to developing useful assessment tools, treatment protocols, and patient education for that population. The purpose of this paper is to use a literature review to develop an understanding of factors that inhibit the resolution ofl ow back pain, and review current research related to interventions to reduce symptoms and life disruption by improving patient self-management techniques.
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- Title
- Understanding Risk Factors in Low Back Pain to Improve Self-Management
- Creators
- Lisa Welsh McCurley
- Contributors
- Lorna Schumann (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Research Projects, College of Nursing
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Nursing (MN), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Spokane, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900590726401842
- Copyright
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us; Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis