Research Report Abstracts - Gesundheit

WPT2011, Research Report Abstracts eS195
Physical Therapy Department at Denizli State Hospital,
Turkey.
Methods: Pain intensity of the patients with chronic low back
pain was measured using a visual analog scale (VAS). The
Hospital Anxiety-Depression (HAD) questionnaire was used
to describe emotional status of the subjects. The Oswestry
Disability Index (ODI) and the Short Form-36 (SF-36) were
also used to evaluate and compare the three groups.
Analysis: The properties of each item were evaluated
using SPSS (version 11.05). Mann–Whitney U-test and
Kruskall–Wallis Analysis Technique were used to compare
the data and the three groups.
Results: The results of this study showed that there were
significant differences in terms of VAS, HAD, ODI and SF-
36 scores among the three groups (p ≤ 0.0001). It was also
found that the patients in the first group had highest scores in
terms of pain intensity, emotional status and disability level
compared to the patients in the second group and healthy
controls; however, they had lowest scores in quality of life
measurement (p ≤ 0.0001).
Conclusions: In brief, increased age leads to increased pain
intensity, disability level, and depressive symptoms and to
decreased quality of life of the patients with chronic low back
pain.
Implications: Physical therapists should evaluate not only
physical functioning but also emotional status and quality of
life of patients with chronic low back pain and should also
consider increased age.
Keywords: Low back pain; Age; Disability
Funding acknowledgements: This study was unfunded.
Ethics approval: This study was approved by the Pamukkale
University Medical Faculty Ethical Committee (ref. no.
2006/119; date, December 27, 2006).
Research Report Poster Discussion Session
Number: RR-PDS-3236 Thursday 23 June 10:45
RAI: G102-103 (Topaz)
DECLINE OF PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE DURING
A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AT EARLY STAGE OF
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Cedervall Y. 1 , Åberg A.C. 1,2
1Uppsala University, Department of Public Health and Caring
Sciences/Geriatrics, Uppsala, Sweden, 2The Swedish
School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
Purpose: To evaluate influences on physical performance
during a period of one year at early stage of Alzheimer’s
disease (i.e. mild AD).
Relevance: People with mild Alzheimer’s disease walk
slower and have other gait impairments compared to healthy
subjects. Previous research has also indicated that people
with mild AD are less physically active. This is of relevance
for physiotherapists as people with AD have the same need
for physical activity as the healthy population, and physical
inactivity increases the risk for functional decline and
dependence. However, knowledge is limited concerning longitudinal
influence on physical performance during early
stages of AD. The present results are part of a more extensive
project in which 25 people with initial mild AD are studied
during two years regarding different aspects of physical
activity.
Participants: The participants were selected consecutively
from an out-patients memory clinic in Sweden during 20
months. Forty-eight met the inclusion criteria (mild AD,
Mini Mental State Examination; MMSE >19,