Sick leave and healthcare utilisation in women reporting pregnancy related low back pain and/or pelvic girdle pain at 14 months postpartum.
Cecilia BergströmMargareta PerssonIngrid MogrenPublished in: Chiropractic & manual therapies (2016)
Most women did not report any sick leave or sought any healthcare due to PLBP/PGP the past 6 months at Q3. However, women with 'continuous' PLBP/PGP 14 months postpartum did report a higher prevalence and degree of sick leave and sought healthcare to a higher extent compared to women with 'recurrent' PLBP/PGP at Q3. Women with more pronounced symptoms might constitute a specific subgroup of patients with a less favourable long-term outcome, thus PLBP/PGP needs to be addressed early in pregnancy to reduce both individual suffering and the risk of transition into chronicity.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- preterm birth
- chronic pain
- pregnant women
- risk factors
- randomized controlled trial
- pain management
- rectal cancer
- clinical trial
- cervical cancer screening
- health information
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- muscular dystrophy
- spinal cord
- health insurance
- open label