Kim Hee Jung, Kim Hyeon Chang, Hwang Jisung, Kim Shin Hyung
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2025 Jul 3;61(7):1217. doi: 10.3390/medicina61071217.
: In the present study, distinct subgroups of older adults with chronic low back pain (LBP) were identified using cluster analysis based on the five dimensions of the EQ-5D-5L. Using detailed profiles of how chronic LBP affects various facets of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), differences in frailty levels across these subgroups were investigated in this study. : This retrospective study included patients ≥ 60 years of age who visited the pain clinic at a tertiary hospital between March 2022 and February 2023. HRQoL was assessed using the EQ-5D-5L, and frailty was evaluated via the Frailty Phenotype Questionnaire. Hierarchical cluster analysis using the WARD method with squared Euclidean distance was conducted on the EQ-5D-5L dimensions to identify subgroups. Differences in frailty, demographics, and clinical data across clusters were analyzed. : Among 837 older adults with chronic LBP, four distinct clusters were identified based on a cluster analysis of the EQ-5D-5L dimensions. Cluster 1 exhibited high levels of pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression, and cluster 2 had severe mobility limitations and pain/discomfort but low anxiety/depression. Cluster 3 showed balanced scores across all dimensions, and cluster 4 had severe pain/discomfort but good mobility. Significant differences were observed among the clusters in pain intensity, EQ Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) and EQ-5D-5L index scores, and frailty status. Cluster 1 had the highest pain scores and lowest EQ-VAS, and frailty was most prevalent in cluster 2 (28.5%) and least in cluster 4 (13.3%). : The results of the present study emphasize the complexity of chronic LBP in older adults by identifying distinct clusters. Cluster analysis identified four unique profiles, with significant frailty differences across the clusters. These findings emphasize the importance of personalized management strategies tailored to specific patient profiles to enhance treatment effectiveness and improve frailty status.
在本研究中,基于EQ-5D-5L的五个维度,通过聚类分析确定了患有慢性下腰痛(LBP)的老年人的不同亚组。利用慢性LBP如何影响健康相关生活质量(HRQoL)各个方面的详细概况,本研究调查了这些亚组之间虚弱水平的差异。
这项回顾性研究纳入了2022年3月至2023年2月期间在一家三级医院疼痛门诊就诊的60岁及以上患者。使用EQ-5D-5L评估HRQoL,并通过衰弱表型问卷评估虚弱状况。对EQ-5D-5L维度进行了采用平方欧几里得距离的WARD方法的层次聚类分析,以识别亚组。分析了各聚类之间在虚弱、人口统计学和临床数据方面的差异。
在837名患有慢性LBP的老年人中,基于EQ-5D-5L维度的聚类分析确定了四个不同的聚类。聚类1表现出高水平的疼痛/不适和焦虑/抑郁,聚类2有严重的行动能力受限和疼痛/不适,但焦虑/抑郁程度低。聚类3在所有维度上得分均衡,聚类4有严重的疼痛/不适但行动能力良好。各聚类在疼痛强度、EQ视觉模拟量表(EQ-VAS)和EQ-5D-5L指数得分以及虚弱状态方面存在显著差异。聚类1的疼痛得分最高,EQ-VAS最低,虚弱在聚类2中最普遍(28.5%),在聚类4中最少(13.3%)。
本研究结果通过识别不同聚类强调了老年人慢性LBP的复杂性。聚类分析确定了四种独特的概况,各聚类之间存在显著的虚弱差异。这些发现强调了针对特定患者概况制定个性化管理策略以提高治疗效果和改善虚弱状态的重要性。
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