Characteristics of knee pain among older adults users of primary health care, according to sociodemographic aspects

Autor:	Jean Barbosa Luciano, Mariana Thays Carvalho Moreira, Daiane Aparecida Damasceno, Gabriel Ferreira Aleixo, Lara Andrade Souza, Adriana Cristina de Araújo Figueiredo, Juliana Martins Pinto
Jazyk:	English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	pain management. access to health information. aging. quality of life. Medicine (General) R5-920
Zdroj:	O Mundo da Saúde, Vol 46, Pp 493-502 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0104-7809 1980-3990
DOI:	10.15343/0104-7809.202246493502P
Popis:	Knee pain is a condition recognized for its high functional impact in the older population. Knowledge about the characteristics of these demands in Primary Health Care (PHC) is scarce, which makes it difficult to plan lines of care aimed at pain management in this population. The objective of this study was to investigate characteristics of knee pain among older adults users of primary health care, according to sociodemographic aspects. A cross-sectional study was carried out with 201 older adults in three randomly selected health units. Knee pain was classified as chronic (>3 months) and acute (
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