AVALIAÇÃO DO NÍVEL DE ATITUDES E CRENÇAS EM DOR LOMBAR CRÔNICA EM ESTUDANTES DE FISIOTERAPIA: UM ESTUDO OBSERVACIONAL TRANSVERSAL ANALÍTICO.

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.90118021228

• Palavras-chave: dor lombar crônica; atitudes e crenças; biopsicossocial; estudantes de fisioterapia.

• Keywords: chronic low back pain; attitudes and beliefs; biopsychosocial; physical therapy students

• Abstract:

  Study design: Cross-sectional observational study.

  Objective: The objectives of the study are: (1) To assess the level of attitudes and

  beliefs in chronic low back pain in physiotherapy students. (2) To compare the level

  of attitudes and beliefs in chronic low back pain among physical therapy students of

  different schooling periods.

  Methods: The study was carried out at the University Veiga de Almeida - Cabo Frio

  Campus, between May and August 2017. A convenience sample was made up of

  students of the physiotherapy course. Students were categorized into initial (PI), middle

  (PM) and final (PF) periods. For identification at the level of attitudes and beliefs was

  used the Brazilian version and abbreviated Pain Attitude and Belief Scale. Student’s

  t-test or Mann-Whithney U-test compared according to the distribution and significance

  level was P <0.05.

  Results: 149 students (males and females), PI 56, PM 47 and PF 46 participated in

  the study. The attitudes and beliefs level in the biomedical scale was: PI 31.2 ± 4.8;

  PM 26.8 ± 5.9 and PF 30.4 ± 6.3 (PI vs PM P = 0.000; PM vs PF P = 0.003). On the

  biopsychosocial scale it was: PI 19.7 ± 6.1; PM 23.4 ± 4.39 and PF 20.6 ± 4.9 (PI vs

  PM P = 0.000; PM vs PF P = 0.004).

  Conclusion: Students of the physiotherapy course present average level of attitudes

  and beliefs in chronic low back pain. Additionally, students from the middle periods

  presented better results in both aspects.

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