Low Back Pain in Elderly from Belém-Pa, Brazil: Prevalence and Association with Functional Disability
| Autor: | Amélia Pasqual Marques, Elaine Miyuka Sato, Hallyson Andrey Raposo da Silva, Eder Gabriel Soares Ferreira, Bianca Callegari, Paulo Renan Farias Furtado, Maurício Oliveira Magalhães, Beatriz Coelho Jenkins, Emmanuele Celina Souza dos Santos, Lays da Silva Ferreira |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Leadership and Management
Population prevalence Health Informatics aged low back pain risk factors Article Health Information Management Medicine Healthy aging education Association (psychology) Socioeconomic status education.field_of_study business.industry Health Policy Mental health Low back pain Functional disability National average medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Healthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1658, p 1658 (2021) Healthcare; Volume 9; Issue 12; Pages: 1658 Healthcare |
| ISSN: | 2227-9032 |
| Popis: | Background: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of low back pain (LBP) in the elderly population living in Belém-Pará and to assess the spectrum of problems related to these diseases including the demographic, socioeconomic, occupational characteristics and disability in this population. Methods: Three structured questionnaires were applied in a randomly selected representative sample of 512 elderly people aged ≥60 years. Results: LBP prevalence in the elderly population was 55.7%. Among then, 56.1% had pain at the time of the interview (punctual prevalence), 91.7% had LBP in the last 365 days (prevalence in the last year), and 85.3% at some point in life (prevalence at some point in life). Overall, most studies are above average. LBP was positively associated with hypertension and the influence of the physical and mental health on their social activities ranged from slightly to extreme. LBP was negatively associated with characteristics, such as education (over 11 years), class A or B income, physical activity, high satisfaction with previous work, and excellent self-perceived health, corroborating to the literature. Conclusions: Greater intensity of pain and functional disability were associated with the presence of comorbidities, smoking habits, and low physical activity. LBP prevalence was high, above the national average, mainly affecting the underprivileged classes related to several modifiable factors, highlighting the importance of preventive and interventionist actions for healthy aging. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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