NDLI: Patients with severe low back pain exhibit a low level of physical activity before lumbar fusion surgery: a cross-sectional study

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Author	Lotzke, Hanna Jakobsson, Max Gutke, Annelie Hagströmer, Maria Brisby, Helena Hägg, Olle Smeets, Rob Lundberg, Mari
Abstract	Background People with severe low back pain are at higher risk of poor health. Patients scheduled for lumbar fusion surgery are assumed to have low levels of physical activity, but few data exist. The aim of the study was firstly to investigate preoperative levels of objectively measured physical activity in patients with severe low back pain waiting for lumbar fusion surgery, and secondly to investigate whether factors in the fear-avoidance model were associated with these levels. Methods We included 118 patients waiting for lumbar fusion surgery (63 women and 55 men; mean age 46 years). Physical activity expressed as steps per day and total time spent in at least moderate-intensity physical activity was assessed with ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometers. The data were compared to the WHO recommendations on physical activity for health. Whether factors in the fear-avoidance model were associated with physical activity was evaluated by two different multiple linear regression models. Results Ninety-six patients (83%) did not reach the WHO recommendations on physical activity for health, and 19 (16%) patients took fewer than 5000 steps per day, which indicates a sedentary lifestyle. On a group level, higher scores for fear of movement and disability were associated with lower numbers of steps per day. Conclusion A high proportion of the patients did not reach the WHO recommendations on physical activity and are therefore at risk of poor health due to insufficient physical activity. We also found a negative association between both fear of movement and disability, and the number of steps per day. Action needs to be taken to motivate patients to be more physically active before surgery, to improve health postoperatively. There is a need for interventions aimed at increasing physical activity levels and reducing barriers to physical activity in the prehabilitation phase of this patient group. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISCRTN 17115599 , retrospectively Registered 18 may 2015.
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ISSN	14712474
DOI	10.1186/s12891-018-2274-5
Journal	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Volume Number	19
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2018-10-11
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Subject Keyword	Orthopedics Rehabilitation Rheumatology Sports Medicine Internal Medicine Epidemiology Accelerometer Kinesiophobia Steps per day Chronic low back pain Lumbar surgery
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