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The Influence of General Characteristic in Patients with Low Back Pain on the Psychologic Status

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of general characteristic of the patient with low back pain on the psychologic Status. The Questionnaires was done for 312 persons with low back pain who live in Daejeon. The study was conducted between 1st, June and 26th, July in 2000. The results were as follows: 1. The effects of general characteristic of the patient with low back pain on the psychologic Status were related age(p<0.01), education level(p<0.01), job(p<0.01), husband and wife existence(p<0.01), disease(p<0.01). 2. The influence of an item on Handler score was related the reason of pain(r=0.377, p<0.01), the site and pattern of pain(r=0.314, p<0.01), the influence of climate(r=0.370, p<0.01), the frequency of pain(r=0.396, p<0.01), the position of producible pain(r=0.411, p<0.01), one's desire(r=0.394, p<0.01), experience of pessimism(r=0.421, p<0.01).