Browsing by Author "Ketenci, A"

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    Development and validation of a functional disability index for chronic low back pain
    Duruöz, MT; Özcan, E; Ketenci, A; Karan, A
    OBJECTIVE: To develop a valid and reliable functional disability scale for chronic low back pain (CLBP). METHODS: Inpatients and outpatients suffering from low back pain (LBP) for at least 3 months were selected randomly. Patients with inflammatory LBP were not recruited. Interrater reliability and Cronbach's alpha were examined. Face, content, convergent and divergent validities were investigated. Factor Analysis and pearson's correlation coefficients (r) were performed. RESULTS: 112 patients (71 females) with a mean age of 39.93 (SD: 12.92) answered the 66 questions on the provisional scale. Elimination left 18 daily activity questions. The interrater reliability of the scale was 0.79 and Cronbach's alpha was 0.90. Face and content validities were determined. It showed good convergence with the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (r: 0.82), the Oswestry Disability Index (r: 0.76), Waddell's Functional Index (r: 0.68), and the Visual Analog Scale of Handicap (VAS-handicap) (r: 0.49) The scale showed no significant or fair relationship (divergence) with VAS-lumbar, VAS-radicular, Beck Depression Inventory, morning stiffness, night pain, finger tip-ground distance, radicular pain duration, or modified Schober's index. The scale had two main factors. First represents activities implicating forward bending and second represents standing activities. CONCLUSION: A practical functional disability scale for CLBP was developed and validated.
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    Evaluation of the physical and emotional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with fibromyalgia and chronic low back pain: A multicenter cross-sectional controlled study
    Bagcier, F; Kibar, S; Evcik, D; Ketenci, A; Sindel, D; Tur, BS; Ünlü, Z; Tikiz, C; Keskin, D; Alp, A; Ay, S; Yanik, B; Külcü, DG; Karakas, M; Nazlikul, FGU; Oktay, KNK; Aksoy, MK; Findikoglu, G; Eser, F; Atici, A; Yurdakul, OV; Koçak, FA; Kurt, EE; Özkan, Y; Dogan, SK; Sultanoglu, TE; Ordahan, B; Umay, EK; Demirhan, E; Yagci, HC; Balbaloglu, Ö; Tezel, N; Satis, S; Atar, S; Akaltun, MS
    Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the physical and emotional effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients. Patients and methods: The cross-sectional controlled study was performed with 1,360 participants (332 males, 1,028 females; mean age: 42.3 +/- 12.5 years; range, 18 to 65 years) between September 2020 and February 2021. The participants were evaluated in three groups: the FMS group (n=465), the CLBP group (n=455), and the healthy control group (n=440). Physical activity, pain levels, and general health status before and during the pandemic were evaluated in all participants. Stress levels were analyzed with the perceived stress scale (PSS) in all groups, and disease activity was analyzed with the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ) in patients with FMS. Results: Patients with FMS had worsened general health status and pain levels during the pandemic compared to the other groups (p<0.01). The FMS group showed significantly higher PSS scores than those in other groups (p<0.01). There was a weak-positive correlation between FIQ and PSS parameters in patients with FMS (p<0.05, r= 0.385). Conclusion: The general health status, pain, and stress levels of the patients with FMS and CLBP tended to worsen during the pandemic. This high-stress level appeared to affect disease activity in patients with FMS.