Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jun 2016
Relationship between fear avoidance beliefs and burnout syndrome in patients with lumbar disc herniation.
Lumbar disc herniation leads to disability by restricting of patients' lives and reducing their quality of life. This situation causes a decrease in motivation of patients by triggering depressive mood. Therefore, the aim of the study was investigation of correlation between fear avoidance beliefs and burnout syndrome in patients with lumbar disc herniation. ⋯ Fear avoidance beliefs of patients with chronic back pain can affect level of burnout syndrome. Therefore, symptoms of burnout syndrome and fear avoidance beliefs of patients should be considered in evaluation and treatment process.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jun 2016
Chronic pain in Parkinson's disease: Frequency, characteristics, independent factors, and relationship with health-related quality of life.
Although there are studies evaluating pain in Parkinson's disease (PD), to our knowledge, there is no study evaluating the following topics in a cohort of PD patients; (1) frequency of chronic pain, (2) characteristics of chronic pain, (3) severity of chronic pain, (4) types of chronic pain, (5) independent predictors of chronic pain, (6) impact of chronic pain on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and (7) the role of chronic pain among the independent predictors of HRQoL. ⋯ This study demonstrated that chronic pain is a common problem in patients with PD, that different pain types may co-exist, and that they may negatively affect the HRQoL of patients. Chronic pain was correlated with both disease-related factors such as rigidity and daily living activities and also general factors such as gender and depression. We found that chronic pain is the most significant predictor of quality of life in PD patients. We believe, that in addition to treating motor symptoms and complications associated with them, treatment of comorbid conditions such as pain and depression bear significance for improving the quality of life in PD patients. The study indicates that PD patients who are optimally treated, may require additional rehabilitation treatment for non-motor associated pain and thus improve their HRQoL.