Prevalence and intensity of chronic pain and self-perceived health among elderly people: a population-based study1

Autor:	Pereira, Lilian Varanda, de Vasconcelos, Patrícia Pereira, Souza, Layz Alves Ferreira, Pereira, Gilberto de Araújo, Nakatani, Adélia Yaeko Kyosen, Bachion, Maria Márcia
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Aged 80 and over Male Self-Assessment Original Articles Middle Aged Self Concept Diagnostic Self Evaluation Cross-Sectional Studies Prevalence Humans Female Chronic Pain Brazil Aged Pain Measurement
Zdroj:	Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
ISSN:	1518-8345 0104-1169
Popis:	OBJECTIVE: to identify the prevalence and intensity of chronic pain among elderly people of the community and to analyze associations with the self-perceived health status. METHOD: cross-sectional study with a populational sample (n=934), conducted through household interviews in the city of Goiânia, Brazil. The intensity of chronic pain (existing for 6 months or more) was measured using a numerical scale (0-10) and the self-perceived health through a verbal scale (very good, good, fair, poor, very poor). For the statistical analysis, the absolute frequency and percentage, CI (95%), Chi-square test, Odds ratio, and regression analysis were used. Significance of 5%. RESULTS: The prevalence of chronic pain was 52.8% [CI (95%):49.4-56.1]; most frequently located in the lower limbs (34.5%) and lumbar region (29.5%); with high or the worst possible intensity for 54.6% of the elderly people. The occurrence of chronic pain was associated with (p
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