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Purpose: This study aims to investigate the quality of life and the effect of pain beliefs on the functional condition in the elderly with chronic back pain. Tools and Methods: 65-year-old patients who appealed to our clinic with chronic back pain were taken to study. Patients with trauma, malignity, inflammatory disease history, who have been operated from the lombary area, with neurological deficiency, with arthroplasty of the back and knee, who have been mobilized with support, who have been treated due to anxiety/depression and dementia have not been taken to study. Demographic and clinical data are recorded. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain severity assessment, the Scale of Pain Faith, the Scale of Disability assessment, the Scale of Roland Morris Disability, the Nottingham Health Profile for quality of life, was used for the purpose of evaluating pain belief. Results: The average age of 52 patients involved was 71±4,78 and 12 of them were male and 40 were female. The psychological score average was 4.77±0.73; the organic score average was 4.57±0.9. The Roland Morris Disability Score score average was 14,58±5,88; the Nottingham Health Profile score average was 281,68±123,55. Organic scores were found significantly associated with the total score of the movement VAS, the Nottingham scale, pain, social isolation, physical activity, energy low scores, age and Roland Morris scores (p<0,05). The psychological score was significantly related to the movement VAS and Nottingham Health Profile sleep score (p<0,05). The result: As the level of pain in patients increases, the beliefs scores about the pain also increase. The level of physical activity, quality of life, social support and quality of sleep are also closely related to pain beliefs.

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