Table 2.
Disability, pain intensity, health-related quality of life, activity level and kinesiophobia at 3 months postpartum
| 3 months after delivery | Total (n = 272)a | 1 = no lumbopelvic painb | 2 = lumbar pain (n = 29)c | 3 = pelvic girdle pain (n = 46)d | 4 = combined pain (n = 14)e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI score (%) | 12 (6;24) (0;56) | 4 (2;8) (0;30) | 16 (7;28) (0;56) | 15 (10;26) (0;44) | 18 (9;28) (4;40) |
| Pain intensity (mm): VAS at moment | 26.5 (7;48) (0;95) | 3 (0;33) (0;64) | 34 (10;52) (0;95) | 34 (17;50) (0;69) | 27 (9;57) (0;85) |
| Pain intensity (mm): average VAS last week | 31 (13;53) (0;96) | 6 (0;25) (0;59) | 39 (16;54) (0;96) | 35 (21:54) (0-77) | 33 (19;57) (11;86) |
| EQ5D score | 0.85 (0.80;1.00) (0.06;1.00) | 1.0 (0.85;1.00) (0.23;1.00) | 0.80 (0.73;0.80) (0.06;1.00) | 0.80 (0.73;0.80) (0.12;1.00) | 0.73 (0.68;0.80) (0.62;0,80) |
| EQ5D thermometer | 85 (77;93) (10;100) | 90 (80;95) (20;100) | 80 (70;86) (10;97) | 80 (70;90) (35;96) | 80 (70;81) (35;90) |
| Activity level last 6 months, n (%) | |||||
| 1–3 | 216 (80) | 146 (80) | 25 (86) | 31 (69) | 14 (100) |
| 4–6 | 55 (20) | 37 (20) | 4 (14) | 14 (31) | 0 (0) |
| TSK score | 33 (28;38) (20;54) | 33 (28;38) (20;51) | 33 (28;37) (23;52) | 36 (30;42) (22;54) | 28 (28;30) (28;31) |
Values represent median (25:75 quartiles) (range)
VAS visual analog scale, ODI Oswestry disability index, EQ5D measure of health-related quality of life, TSK Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia
Activity level 1–6: 6 = most active, activity level 1–3 manage all household including gardening, light physical activity, activity level 4–6 level 1–3 + exercises at increasing intensity
aVAS, n = 116; ODI, n = 120; EQ5D, n = 271; EQ5D thermo, n = 271; activity, n = 271; TSK, n = 129
bVAS, n = 28; ODI, n = 31; EQ5D, n = 182; EQ5D thermo, n = 183; activity, n = 183; TSK, n = 94
cVAS, n = 29; ODI, n = 29; EQ5D, n = 29; EQ5D thermo, n = 29; activity, n = 29; TSK, n = 10
dVAS, n = 45; ODI, n = 46; EQ5D, n = 46; EQ5D thermo, n = 45; activity, n = 45; TSK, n = 21
eVAS, n = 14 ODI, n = 14 EQ5D, n = 14 EQ5D thermo, n = 14 Activity, n = 14 TSK, n = 4