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Changes in body pain among overweight and obese housewives living in Klang Valley, Malaysia: findings from the MyBFF@home study

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dc.contributor.authorSyafinaz Mohd Sallehuddin
dc.contributor.authorNoor Safiza Mohamad Nor
dc.contributor.authorRashidah Ambak
dc.contributor.authorNur Shahida Abdul Aziz
dc.contributor.authorNor Azian Mohd Zaki
dc.contributor.authorMohd Azahadi Omar
dc.contributor.authorTahir Aris
dc.contributor.authorNur Salihah Nor Hissam
dc.contributor.authorSaravanan A. L. Rajadurai
dc.contributor.authorNor Hafizah Ayob
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-07T05:40:30Z
dc.date.available2024-08-07T05:40:30Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractBackground: Obesity leads to the increase of pain at different parts of the body and it is a potential marker for complications of chronic diseases. This paper aims to assess changes in the body pain among overweight and obese housewives who participated in the My Body is Fit and Fabulous at home (MyBFF@home) study. Methods: Housewives aged 18 to 59 years old from the MyBFF@home study were selected and pain was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) questionnaire. VAS measured the pain intensity at different parts of the body (score of 0–10). Data were collected at base line, 3 months and 6 months among the housewives in both the control and intervention group. Pain scores and other variables (age, Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference) were analysed using SPSS version 22. Results: A total of 328 housewives completed the VAS questionnaires at baseline, while 185 (56.4%) of housewives completed the VAS at 3 months and 6 months. A decreasing trend of mean pain score in both groups after 6 months was observed. However, the intervention group showed a consistent decreasing trend of pain score mainly for back pain. In the control group, there was a slight increment of score in back pain from baseline towards the 6 months period. Older housewives in both groups (aged 50 years and above) had a higher mean score of leg pain (2.86, SD: 2.82) compared to the other age group. Higher BMI was significantly associated with pain score in both groups. Conclusion: There were some changes in the level of body pain among the housewives before and after the intervention. Older obese women had a higher pain score compared to younger obese women. Pain was associated with BMI and change in BMI appears to be beneficial in reducing body pain among overweight and obese individuals.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-018-0597-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nih.gov.my/handle/123456789/885
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Women's Health
dc.relation.issn1472-6874
dc.subjectVisual analogue scale (VAS)
dc.subjectBody pain
dc.subjectOverweight
dc.subjectObese
dc.subjectBody mass index (BMI)
dc.subjectHousewives
dc.titleChanges in body pain among overweight and obese housewives living in Klang Valley, Malaysia: findings from the MyBFF@home study
dc.typejournal-article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issueS1
oaire.citation.volume18
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