Burden of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Turkish Population

Icagasioglu, Afitap; Yumusakhuylu, Yasemin; KETENCİ, Ayşegül; Toraman, Naciye; Kaymak Karatas, Gulcin; Kuru, Omer; KİRAZLI, YEŞİM; ÇAPACI, KAZIM; Eriman, Esma; Haliloglu, Sema

doi:10.5152/tftrd.2015.23921

Burden of Chronic Low Back Pain in the Turkish Population

Icagasioglu A., Yumusakhuylu Y., KETENCİ A., Toraman N. F., Kaymak Karatas G., Kuru O., ...More

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, vol.61, no.1, pp.58-64, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 61 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.5152/tftrd.2015.23921
Journal Name: TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.58-64
Keywords: Low back pain, burden, economic cost, MORRIS-DISABILITY-QUESTIONNAIRE, ECONOMIC BURDEN, COSTS, ILLNESS, SWEDEN, GUIDE, CARE, UK
Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a great economic burden to the society mainly in terms of the large number of the lost work days and disability, and it appears to be growing. The economic burden of LBP in Turkey is not known. This study aims to analyze the health care resource use, work and productivity loss, and health-related economics of CLBP in Turkey.