Prevalence Of Non-Specific Neck Pain Associated with Psychological Motives Among Young Adults During Problematic E-Learning in COVID-19: Non-Specific Neck Pain with Psychological Motives Among Young Adults.

Faiza Jabbar; Amna  Khalid; Jawad  Ahmad; Azka  Munawar; Nazish  Munawar; Mamoona  Anwar

doi:10.54393/pbmj.v5i7.690

Authors

Faiza Jabbar Department of College of Physical Therapy, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Amna Khalid Department of College of Physical Therapy, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Jawad Ahmad University of Central Lancashire, Preston UK
Azka Munawar Department of College of Physical Therapy, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Nazish Munawar University of Lahore, Pakistan
Mamoona Anwar Riphah International University Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pbmj.v5i7.690

Abstract

Non-specific neck pain can be described as an acute or chronic cervical and shoulder girdle complication arising from occiput of skull to the spine of scapula that may radiate down to the arms, with or without minimizing cervical range of motion, not associated with history of any infection or fracture. Objective: The objective of the study is to observe the incidence of non-specific neck pain and its association with anxiety and depression among young adults during problematic online education. Previous literature showed a significant association of anxiety and depressive disorder with high morbidity in respondents with non-specific neck pain. But very few studies found to highlight the relation of psychological stress with neck discomfort. This research focuses on said prevalence of non-specific neck ailment in relation to anxiety and depression among young students of Government College University Faisalabad during problematic online learning. Methods: The study framework adopted was a cross-sectional survey. The sample calculated was 103 depending on previous researches. Subjects were taken from Government College University Faisalabad. A simple random sampling approach was utilized to gather the sample. The self-made questionnaire was used as data collection tool. Data analysis and interpretations was done by using SPSS version 16.0. Results: N=103 students including n=21(20.4%) males and n=82(79.6%) females had neck pain because of various psychological factors, such as depression and anxiety. Individuals had mild, moderate and severe pain on pain scale were (37.9%) (22.3%) and (8.7%) respectively with mean and Std. deviation (2.1262±0.9769). Outcomes were reported in the form of frequency distribution bar charts. Results concluded that 74% young adults reported neck pain due to anxiety and depression. The chi-square test parameters defined that there is significant relation of neck pain with anxiety (p = 0.001) and no significant association of neck pain with depression (p = 0.5) during problematic online learning.

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