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Effectiveness of Community Based Group Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Women in Bangladesh: A Randomised Controlled Trial

 
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1. Title Title of document Effectiveness of Community Based Group Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Women in Bangladesh: A Randomised Controlled Trial
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Tanzila Akhter; Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore 7408,; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Saruar Hossain Bhuiyan; Department of Physiotherapy, Mymensingh College of Physiotherapy & Health Sciences (MCPHS), Mymensingh 2200,; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Zahid Hossain; Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore 7408,; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Tofajjal Hossain; Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore 7408,; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Abid Hasan Khan; Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore 7408,; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Feroz Kabir; Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore 7408,; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Kumkum Sultana; Department of Nutrition, Dhaka College of Physiotherapy (DCPT), Dhaka-1207,; Bangladesh
 
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Sharmila Jahan; Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Science, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore 7408,; Bangladesh
 
3. Subject Discipline(s)
 
3. Subject Keyword(s) community based rehabilitation; low back pain; older women; pain & disability
 
4. Description Abstract

Objective: Group therapy involves multiple people being treated by one or more health professionals. It can cure physical and psychological conditions; such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), emotional trauma, anxiety, despair, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study investigates whether community-based group therapy helps older women with chronic low back pain.
Material and Methods: The study was a randomized controlled trial, with 40 patients divided into control and intervention groups. The control group received conventional treatment in an institute-based rehabilitation (IBR) facility, while the intervention group received the same exercise program in a community-based rehabilitation (CBR) setting. Both groups received supervised 30-minute sessions five days a week for eight weeks. The numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) was used to measure the severity of pain and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) measured physical disability due to low back pain in older women.
Results: The average age of the participants was 56 (53 to 58.50). The BMI findings were 7.5% (n=3) of participants being underweight and 45% (n=18) of participants being overweight. In terms of pain and physical disability due to low back pain, the CBR group showed significant improvement (p-value<0.05) in cases of both inter- and intra-group comparison using the IBR treatment facility.
Conclusion: Group therapy treatment reduces low back pain and prevents the severity of back pain in older women, thereby improving their quality of life. This study shows that group-based physical therapy helps relieve chronic low back pain. Strengthening, stretching, and flexion exercises in groups improve quality of life and minimise discomfort.
 
5. Publisher Organizing agency, location Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
 
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7. Date (YYYY-MM-DD) 2025-03-13
 
8. Type Status & genre Peer-reviewed Article
 
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9. Format File format PDF
 
10. Identifier Uniform Resource Identifier https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/1124
 
10. Identifier Digital Object Identifier (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.31584/jhsmr.20241124
 
11. Source Title; vol., no. (year) Journal of Health Science and Medical Research; Vol 43, No 3 (2025): May-Jun
 
12. Language English=en en
 
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