A Study on Characteristic Factors Related to Low Back Pain and Mental Health of Pregnant Women

- Results: 82.5% of the pregnant women answered the existence of LBP and 19.7% of them had high LBP. The preferred method of controlling LBP was 'Just endure' (42.3%). There were significant differences in pregnancy level (p < .05) and discomfort condition related to pregnancy (p < .01) according to low back pain. There were significant differences inpain intensity according to mental health. Thecorrelationbetweenpainlevel andpregnancy weeks (p < .001) and BMI inprevious pregnancy(p < .001) was significant. The correlationbetween mental healthand age was significant (p < .001). Conclusion: The majority of the pregnant women experienced LBP during pregnancy. However, theywerenotofferedthebest methodofcontrollingthepain. Thus,forpreventingLBPduring pregnancy, we recommend regular exercises and BMI control.