Predictive factors for lumbar spinal degenerative disorder patients quality of life King Narai Hospital

Abstract

     This research aimed to study predictive factors for lumbar spinal degenerative disorder patients’ quality of life, King Narai Hospital. The sample for this study consisted of 107 lumbar spinal degenerative disorder patients receiving care at the orthopedics outpatient department in King Narai Hospital. Tool used as a pain assessment, activity ability and quality of life questionnaire and spine radiographic by collecting data on the number of pathological spinal joints. The data was analysed using the descriptive and multiple regression statistics analysis.

     Results: The majority of the participants were female (73.83%) had more than 1 degenerative vertebra (21.49%), with aged averagely 62.43 years ( S.D.=9.91), average pain 4.18 (S.D.=1.97) and functional disability levels of 53.04 (S.D.=15.21) and average quality of life score of 70.78 (S.D.= 19.85). The predictive factors for lumbar spinal degenerative disorder patients’ quality of life, pain, number of degenerative vertebra and activity ability were statistical significance (p<0.05).