| Abstract | Križobolja je jedan od vodećih uzroka povećane onesposobljenosti kod radno aktivne populacije
i razlog povećane stope bolovanja te predstavlja veliki javnozdravstveni problem. Poznato je
kako smanjena tjelesna aktivnost dovodi do pojave križobolje, ali je povezana i s pojavom
onesposobljenosti kod osoba koje su tjelesno neaktivne. Stoga je cilj ovog istraživanja bio
istražiti stupanj onesposobljenosti uzrokovan križoboljom i razinu tjelesne aktivnosti među
studentima Diplomskih studija Fizioterapija i Sestrinstvo Fakulteta zdravstvenih studija u Rijeci.
U istraživanje je bio uključen 51 student, i to 25 studenata Diplomskog studija Fizioterapija
(49,01%) i 26 studenata Diplomskih studija Sestrinstvo (50,98%) od čega je 45 ispitanika
(88,24%) bio ženskog spola. Mjerni instrumenti koji su se koristili u istraživanju su bila dva
standardizirana upitnika: kratka verzija Međunarodnog upitnika o tjelesnoj aktivnosti (IPAQ,
eng. International Physical Activity Queastionnaire), te Roland-Morrisov upitnik za križobolju
i invaliditet (eng. The Roland-Morris Low Back Pain and Disability Questionnaire) i upitnik o
demografskim podacima. Većina ispitanika osjeća križobolju, njih 29 (56,86%) dok 22
ispitanika, odnosno 43,14% trenutno ne osjeća križobolju, te 15 ispitanika (29,41%) trenutno
uzima lijekove za križobolju. Rezultati su pokazali kako studenti Diplomskog studija Sestrinstvo
nemaju viši stupanj onesposobljenosti i nižu razinu tjelesne aktivnosti u usporedbisa studentima
Diplomskog studija Fizioterapija. Isto tako, stupanj onesposobljenosti uzrokovan križoboljom
nije bio niži kod studenata koji imaju višu razinu tjelesne aktivnosti, odnosno stupanj
onesposobljenosti uzrokovan križoboljom u našem istraživanju nije ovisio o razini tjelesne
aktivnosti.
Zabrinjavajući je podatak o velikom broju studenata koji osjećaju križobolju, čak 56,86% njih,
te prisutnost velikog broja ispitanika s indeksom tjelesne mase u kategoriji preuhranjenosti
(21,57%). Potrebna su dodatna istraživanja kako bi se utvrdila najučinkovitija strategija borbe
protiv pojave križobolje i onesposobljenosti u svim dobnim skupinama, posebice studentima. |
| Abstract (english) | Low back pain is one of the leading causes of increased disability in the working population and the
reason for the increased rate of sick leave, and represents a major public health problem. It is known that reduced physical activity leads to the appearance of low back pain, but it is also associated with the appearance of disability in people who are physically inactive. Therefore, the goal of this research was to investigate the degree of disability caused by low back pain and the level of physical activity among students of the Graduate Studies in Physiotherapy and Nursing at the Faculty of Health Studies in Rijeka. 51 students were involved in the research, namely 25 students of the Diploma in Physiotherapy (49.01%) and 26 students in the Diploma in Nursing (50.98%), of which 45 respondents (88.24%) were female. The measuring instruments used in the research were two standardized questionnaires: a short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and the Roland-Morris Low Back Questionnaire (The Roland-Morris Low Back Pain and Disability Questionnaire) and a questionnaire on demographic data. The majority of respondents feel low back pain, 29 of them (56.86%) while 22 respondents, i.e. 43.14% do not currently feel low back pain, while 15 respondents (29.41%) are currently taking medication for low back pain. The results showed that the students of the Diploma in Nursing do not have a higher degree of disability and a lower level of physical activity compared to the students of the Diploma in Physiotherapy. Likewise, the degree of disability caused by low back pain was not lower in students with a higher level of physical activity, that is, the degree of disability caused by low back pain in our research did not depend on the level of physical activity.
The data on the large number of students who feel low back pain, as many as 56.86% of them, and
the presence of a large number of respondents with a body mass index in the category of overnutrition (21.57%) are worrying. Further research is needed to determine the most effective strategy to combat low back pain and disability in all age groups, especially students. |
