Gender-stratified analysis of psychosocial factors and physical function in higher education students with musculoskeletal pain
Riska, Heidi; Karppinen, Jaro; Heikkala, Eveliina; Villberg, Jari; Hautala, Arto J. (2024-08-06)
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06.08.2024
Riska, H., Karppinen, J., Heikkala, E., Villberg, J., & Hautala, A. J. (2024). Gender-stratified analysis of psychosocial factors and physical function in higher education students with musculoskeletal pain. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2024.2386358
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Abstract
Purpose:
To evaluate the prevalence of psychosocial factors in higher education students with musculoskeletal pain and whether these factors are associated with physical function.
Materials and methods:
Participants were higher education students with musculoskeletal pain. The data were collected using questionnaires: the Patient-Specific Functional Scale, the Short Form of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire (ÖMPSQ-SF) and the Mental Health Index (MHI-5). The associations were analysed using a generalised linear model, adjusted for the region of Finnish Student Health Service in Finland, age, level of education and field of study.
Results:
A total of 242 women and 104 men (N = 346, mean age 28 ± 8 years) participated in the study. The prevalence of psychosocial factors varied from 16% to 25% among women and 14% to 18% among men, depending on the measurement tool used. Psychosocial factors were associated with lower physical function in women (p = .011) and men (p < .001) when measured with ÖMPSQ-SF, but not with MHI-5.
Conclusions:
Psychosocial factors are prevalent among higher education students experiencing musculoskeletal pain. Furthermore, psychosocial factors exhibit an association with lower physical function when assessed using the ÖMPSQ-SF but not when using the MHI-5. These findings emphasise the importance of addressing psychosocial factors through screening in direct access physiotherapy.
Purpose:
To evaluate the prevalence of psychosocial factors in higher education students with musculoskeletal pain and whether these factors are associated with physical function.
Materials and methods:
Participants were higher education students with musculoskeletal pain. The data were collected using questionnaires: the Patient-Specific Functional Scale, the Short Form of the Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire (ÖMPSQ-SF) and the Mental Health Index (MHI-5). The associations were analysed using a generalised linear model, adjusted for the region of Finnish Student Health Service in Finland, age, level of education and field of study.
Results:
A total of 242 women and 104 men (N = 346, mean age 28 ± 8 years) participated in the study. The prevalence of psychosocial factors varied from 16% to 25% among women and 14% to 18% among men, depending on the measurement tool used. Psychosocial factors were associated with lower physical function in women (p = .011) and men (p < .001) when measured with ÖMPSQ-SF, but not with MHI-5.
Conclusions:
Psychosocial factors are prevalent among higher education students experiencing musculoskeletal pain. Furthermore, psychosocial factors exhibit an association with lower physical function when assessed using the ÖMPSQ-SF but not when using the MHI-5. These findings emphasise the importance of addressing psychosocial factors through screening in direct access physiotherapy.
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