TY  - JOUR
TI  - Physical activity and health anxiety in people with and without
spinal pain during the COVID-19 lockdown: A comparison study
AB  - Objectives: In the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, physical inactivity and health anxiety which are common
risk factors for musculoskeletal pain have become widespread due to strict precautions and isolation. Thus, we aimed to compare
physical activity, health anxiety, and spinal pain history in people experiencing and not experiencing spinal pain during
the COVID-19 lockdown.
Methods: This study was designed as a case–control study. Assessments including the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire
(NMQ), the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, and the Short Health Anxiety Inventory were performed
through an online questionnaire using Google forms during the COVID-19 lockdown. We reached 494 volunteers, and 348
were eliminated by the exclusion criteria. One hundred and fifty-six participants were classified as the spinal pain group (n=70)
and the asymptomatic group (n=86) based on the NMQ.
Results: The total amount of physical activity was less in the spinal pain group than the asymptomatic group (p<0.05). The spinal
pain group had higher levels of health anxiety than the asymptomatic group (p<0.05). Further, the percentage of people
who experienced spinal pain in the past year was higher in the spinal pain group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: People experiencing spinal pain during the COVID-19 lockdown were physically less active and more concerned
about their health. These results may be useful to improve the management of spinal pain during the lockdown or possible
pandemic wave scenarios.
AU  - Salik Sengul, Yesim
AU  - Kırmızı, Müge
AU  - YALÇINKAYA, GAMZE
DO  - 10.14744/agri.2021.90692
PY  - 2022
JO  - Ağrı
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
SN  - 1300-0012
SP  - 84
EP  - 90
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/517956
ER  -