?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Comparison+of+Subjective+and+Objective+Physical+Functions+in+Patients+with+Chronic+Low+Back+Pain&rft.creator=Agwubike%2C+EO+&rft.creator=Ezeukwu%2C+AO&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Purpose%3A+To+compare+the+subjective+and+objective+physical+function+scores+of+patients+with+Chronic+Low+Back+Pain+(CLBP).+Method%3A+A+cross-+sectional+survey+design+was+used.+Fifty-one+patients+with+CLBP+of+mechanical+origin+were+recruited+from+the+physiotherapy+out+patient+clinics+of+the+University+of+Nigeria+Teaching+Hospital+and+the+National+Orthopedic+Hospital+both+in+Enugu%2C+Nigeria.+The+box+numerical+scale%2C+Roland-Morris+Questionnaire+(RMQ-24)+and+the+Back+Performance+Scale+(BPS)+were+used+to+assess+the+present+pain+intensity%2C+the+subjective+and+objective+functional+status+of+the+participants+respectively.+Pearson+correlation+was+used+to+determine+relationships.+Multiple+Regressions+were+used+to+determine+the+predictors+of+objective+function.+Alpha+level+was+set+at+0.5.+Results%3A+The+mean+age+and+Body+Mass+Index+of+the+participants+were+49.04+%C2%B1+14.33+years+and+26.57+%C2%B1+4.29+kg%2Fm2+respectively.+The+mean+Pain+Intensity%2C+subjective+disability+(RMQ)+and+objective+disability+(BPS)+scores+were+6.33+%C2%B1+2.09%2C+9.76+%C2%B1+5.14+and+6.43+%C2%B1+2.9+respectively.++Stepwise+multiple+regressions+showed+that+when+all+the+variables+were+entered+only+marital+status+was+a+significant+predictor+of+objective+physical+function.+Conclusion%3A+There+is+no+significant+association+between+subjective+and+objective+functions+in+patients+with+CLBP.+However%2C+marital+status+(married)+is+a+significant+predictor+of+objective+function+in+CLBP.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-07-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7970%2F1%2F2011-2-13.pdf&rft.identifier=++Agwubike%2C+EO++and+Ezeukwu%2C+AO++(2011)+Comparison+of+Subjective+and+Objective+Physical+Functions+in+Patients+with+Chronic+Low+Back+Pain.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7970%2F