Investigation of the effect of low back health education on physical function and body awareness in academicians: A randomized controlled study.

Background: Body awareness is a topic, which has been investigating by the scientists, recently. Objective: This study aimed to determine effects of low back health education (BHE) on physical function and body awareness in academicians. Methods: This study is a randomized controlled study. 94 acade...

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Publicado en:Work Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 440 - 450
Autores principales: Genç, Selen, Cavlak, Uğur
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. Jan2026
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          Genç, Selen
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        affil: Department of Therapy and Rehabilitation, İkizce Vocational School, Ordu University, Ordu, Türkiye
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          Low Back Pain Prevention and Control
          Low Back Pain Education
          Health Education
          Cognition
          Functional Status
          Therapeutic Exercise
          Outcomes of Education
          Faculty
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Turkiye
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Squatting
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Questionnaires
          Preventive Health Care
          Posture
          Pliability
          Muscle Strengthening
          Physical Endurance
          Correlational Studies
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
          T-Tests
          Analysis of Variance
          Pretest-Posttest Design
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: Background: Body awareness is a topic, which has been investigating by the scientists, recently. Objective: This study aimed to determine effects of low back health education (BHE) on physical function and body awareness in academicians. Methods: This study is a randomized controlled study. 94 academicians (47 in intervention group and 47 controls) (mean age: 43.22 ± 10.924 years) participated. Participants were evaluated before and after 6-week BHE and exercise program. To evaluate physical functions, One Leg Standing Test, Half Squat, Curl-Up, and Sit and Reach Test were used. The Body Awareness Questionnaire (BAQ) was used to assess body awareness (BA) of participants. Intervention group received BHE, including back school. After the education program, they participated in exercise program (six weeks; one day a week). Control group was only given an informative brochure about BHE. Results: All parameters in terms of physical function increased in both groups (p ≤ 0.05). However, when the groups were compared, difference was found to be significant in favor of intervention group (p ≤ 0.05). BA scores also increased at the end of six weeks in both groups (p ≤ 0.05). But no differences were found between the groups (p ≥ 0.05), except for body response estimation in BAQ (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusions: The results showed that exercise program increased physical functions rather than BA.
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