Assessment of back pain patients’ knowledge and compliance about their disease at Azadi teaching hospital   :

Hussein Ali Mohammed; Rifaat Najem Abdullah; Abid Salih Kumait

doi:10.36321/kjns.vi202401.15741

Authors

Hussein Ali Mohammed University of Kirkuk. College of Nursing, Department of Adult Nursing, Kirkuk, Iraq. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4050-3364
Rifaat Najem Abdullah Adults Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Alkitab, Kirkuk, Iraq.
Abid Salih Kumait Adults Nursing Department, College of Nursing, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36321/kjns.vi202401.15741

Keywords:

Assessment , back pain , knowledge , compliance

Abstract

Background: Back discomfort can be quite unpleasant, but it is seldom serious. Back pain may afflict anybody, regardless of age, although it is more frequent in persons who are 35 to 55 years old.

Objectives: The aims of this study are to analyze the knowledge and compliance of back pain patients with their condition, as well as to determine the link between patient knowledge and various socio-demographic characteristics such as age and gender in Kirkuk city.

Methodology: descriptive research with a quantitative design was conducted for back pain patients at Azadi Teaching Hospital (rehabilitation unit) in Kirkuk from Jun 2, 2023 to February 6, 2024. A non-probability (purposive) test of (100) grown-up patients with back torment were conceded to the Azadi Instructing Healing center (restoration unit) in Kirkuk. The created survey was built for the reason of the think about and comprised of four parts: the primary portion included (6) things of statistic information, the moment portion contained (5) things of patients' restorative dates, the third portion contained (40) questions evaluating the information of back torment patients, and the fourth portion contained (10) questions around back torment compliance. Information were assembled through interviews. They were inspected utilizing clear measurable examination (recurrence and rate) and inferential measurable information investigation (chi-square T-test and ANOVA) with the factual bundle for social science (SPSS) adaptation (22).

Results: The study's findings revealed that the majority of back pain patients (32%) were between the ages of 35 and 44, with a female to male ratio of 57.0 percent for females and 43.5 percent for men.

Conclusion: The study find that back pain patients had insufficient knowledge about (general information, causes of back pain, signs and symptoms), as well as enough compliance with the item.