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| Title |
Prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal conditions and associated factors in Brazilian adults – National Health Survey
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-018-5192-4 |
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| Authors |
Mariana Alonso Monteiro Bezerra, Natália Hellwig, Geraldo da Rocha Castelar Pinheiro, Claudia Souza Lopes |
| Abstract |
Chronic non-communicable diseases entail high impact on health systems in Brazil and worldwide. Among the most frequent are the musculoskeletal conditions which comprise a group of diseases that influence individuals' physical status, quality of life and functional capacity. Epidemiological studies investigating the scale of such conditions in the adult population are scarce in Brazil. This study estimates the prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal conditions and their association with demographic, socioeconomic, behavioural and clinical factors. Cross-sectional study with data from Brazil's 2013 National Health Survey (Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde), a nationwide household survey of 60,202 adults. Musculoskeletal conditions were specified by self-reported medical diagnosis of arthritis or rheumatism and self-reported spinal disorders. The variables were examined using a hierarchical model of determination. Prevalences of musculoskeletal conditions were calculated with their respective 95% confidence intervals for Brazil and its five regions. Prevalence ratios (PRs) were obtained by Poisson regression with robust variance. Of the 60,202 individuals evaluated, 21.6% presented musculoskeletal conditions, with higher prevalences for females, older adults, indigenous, those living with a partner, low education, no occupational activity, those living in the South Region of Brazil, in rural areas, daily smokers, sedentary, obese, those who did not drink alcohol, with depressive symptoms or suffering from three or more chronic diseases. Multivariate analysis identified strong associations with advanced age (PR = 3.61; 95% CI 3.27-3.98), depressive symptoms (PR = 1.69; 95% CI 1.57-1.81) and multimorbidity (PR = 1.94; 95% CI 1.77-2.12). The results show high prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions in Brazil's adult population. Considering the process of aging and steady growth in chronic diseases, this study underlines the need for health policies directed to prevention, treatment and rehabilitation for people affected by chronic musculoskeletal conditions. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 157 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 157 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 15% |
| Researcher | 11 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 20 | 13% |
| Unknown | 58 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 15% |
| Psychology | 7 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 4 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 20 | 13% |
| Unknown | 71 | 45% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 February 2018.
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#5,809,727
of 23,025,074 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#5,798
of 14,997 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#101,285
of 330,058 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#183
of 311 outputs
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