ABSTRACT
Objectives: Low back pain is one of the main health problems which affect many people worldwide
The daily course of life is highly disrupted due to the chronic back pain problem. This sudy aims to explore the occupational performance of individuals with chronic low back pain
Methods: Fifteen people with chronic low back pain were included in this sludy using purposeful sampling. The participants were interviewed, and a qualitative content analysis was employed to analyze the data
Results: The three main resulted themes were: 1] Occupational disturbance because of low back pain; 2] Difficulty in moving around and remaining in any given position; and 3] Permanent mind struggle owing to back pain. People with chronic low back pain experience difficulty in all areas of daily occupation including self-care, work, and leisure, plus having trouble with being physically active and being persistent in certain positions. Furthermore, mind struggle with back pain which implies preoccupation with back pain in addition to fear of movement are other findings of present study
Discussion: Chronic low back pain greatly influences the daily occupations of individuals. Mind slruggle with back pain, which implies preoccupation with back pain, in addition to the fear of movement are significant findings of the present study. Occupational therapists can play an important role in re-engagement of people with chronic low back pain in their daily occupations
ABSTRACT
Measuring outcomes of intervention is one of the most important components of occupational therapy process. The Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and hand [DASH] questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument to measure outcomes of the occupational therapy services in the area of hand therapy. The study aims to measure outcomes from interventions of hand therapy in patients with the combined flexor tendon and peripheral nerve injuries in hand. In this cross sectional study, the Persian version of DASH questionnaire was filled by 20 patients with the combined flexor tendon and peripheral nerve injuries [17 males and 3 females with the age range of 18-58 years] referred to Asma Rehabilitation Center and it was reported that there was a relationship between variables of age, gender, literacy and accurate diagnosis [injured flexor tendon and peripheral nerve] with score calculated in DASH questionnaire. According to the variables of age, sex, education level and accurate diagnosis, patients showed that according to the DASH in calculating the mean score of questionnaire, the rate of individual's disability is reduced by increasing age, women show more disability in work performances, the individual's music and sport performances indicate more disability by increasing the educational level and finally, individuals with the combined finger flexor and ulnar nerve have the higher rate of disabilities. Patients with the combined flexor tendon and peripheral nerve injuries experience many disabilities even after surgery and rehabilitation