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Controlled comparison of two doses of milnacipran (F 2207) and amitriptyline in major depressive inpatients
The moderator role of family type in the relationship between functional disability and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain
Chronic low back pain is a disease that interferes with quality of life and the patient's functional capability. This study aimed to identify the moderating effect of the "Type of Family" in the relationship between functional disability and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain. Two hundred and three patients with low back pain for longer than 3 months participated in the study. The instruments used were: Medical Outcome Study (MOS 20); Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDO; Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES II). Regression analyses were performed in order to test the moderating effect of the type of family. The results showed that patients with lower levels of disability presented better quality of life in the intermediate and balanced families, and this relationship was even stronger in balanced families. According to the results, intervention programs in chronic low back pain, besides the patient, should include the family particularly in balanced families since they are the ones that feel the impact of the disease on their quality of life the most.A lombalgia crônica constitui-se como
uma doença que interfere na qualidade de vida e
na capacidade funcional do paciente. Este estudo
teve por objetivo identificar o efeito moderador do
“Tipo de Família” na relação entre a incapacidade
funcional e a qualidade de vida em doentes com
lombalgia crônica. Participaram no estudo 213
pacientes com lombalgia há mais de 3 meses. Os
instrumentos utilizados foram: Medical Outcome
Study (MOS-20); Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire
(RMDQ); Family Adaptability and
Cohesion Evaluation Scales (FACES II). Foram
realizadas análises de regressão com o objetivo de
testar o efeito moderador do tipo de família. Os resultados
revelaram que os doentes com níveis mais
baixos de incapacidade funcional apresentavam
melhor qualidade de vida nas famílias intermé-
dias e equilibradas, com relação mais forte nestas
últimas. De acordo com os resultados, os programas
de intervenção na lombalgia crônica, além do
doente, devem incluir a família, particularmente
nas equilibradas, que são as que mais sentem o
impacto da doença na sua qualidade de vida.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio