The Experience of Low Back Pain in Iranian Women
A Focus Group Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15217481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian (0000-0002-6161-0801, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, corresponding author), D Gregory (0000-0001-6740-2141, University of Lethbridge), Ali Montazeri (0000-0001-6826-8968, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 339-348 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399330701876356 |
| PMID | 18389431 |
| OpenAlex | W2133484112 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) often proves resistant to treatment because there are different biological, psychological, and social factors that can affect its treatment. In this study, we explored Iranian women's beliefs regarding the cause of their LBP. Findings are based on four focus groups (N = 24 participants) with LBP patients. Participants articulated their causation beliefs (Explanatory Models) about low back pain through three themes: idioms of distress: stress in women's lives; lack of knowledge resulted in high-risk behaviors; and organic/biomedical. Given the difficultly regarding diagnosis and treatment of CLBP, understanding patients' health beliefs, causation beliefs, and experiences are warranted
Alternative medicine · Focus (optics · Focus group · Low back pain · Physical therapy · Sociology · Anthropology · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Pregnancy-related medical research · Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |