RT journal article
T1 Physical activity levels in adults with chronic low back pain: a national survey in the general spanish population
A1 Moreno Ligero, Marta
A1 Moral Muñoz, José Antonio
A1 Failde Martínez, Inmaculada
A1 Dueñas Rodríguez, María Ángeles
A2 BiomedicinaBiotecnología y Salud Pública
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
A2 Estadística e Investigación Operativa
K1 biopsychosocial model
K1 chronic pain
K1 low back pain
K1 musculoskeletal pain
K1 physical activity
AB Objective: To identify and compare physical activity levels in the Spanish population with chronic low back pain and their associated factors. Design: Cross-sectional national study. Subjects: A total of 3,220 adults with chronic low back pain from the 2017 Spanish National Health Survey. Methods: Three groups were defined according to physical activity level (low, moderate, and high) assessed with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Descriptive analysis and an ordinal regression model were performed. Results: Thirty percent of the subjects were classed as doing a low level of physical activity, 53% moderate, and 17% high. Females predominated in the low and moderate groups, and the subjects in the high group were younger. Subjects in the low group reported more use of pain-relief, more severe-extreme pain, more functional limitations, and worse quality of life and mental health. Factors more likely to be associated with higher levels of physical activity were: being male, normal body mass index or overweight, better health status, less pain, less physical and cognitive limitations, and more social support. Conclusion: Different aspects of the biopsychosocial framework were associated with the different levels of physical activity in subjects with chronic low back pain. These findings should be taken into consideration in order to establish suitable public health strategies
PB Medical Journals Sweden AB
SN 1650-1977
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29163
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29163
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026