Cargando…

Low Back Pain in Elderly from Belém-Pa, Brazil: Prevalence and Association with Functional Disability

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 thi...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sato, Elaine Miyuka, Magalhães, Mauricio Oliveira, Jenkins, Beatriz Coelho, da Silva Ferreira, Lays, da Silva, Hallyson Andrey Raposo, Farias Furtado, Paulo Renan, Soares Ferreira, Eder Gabriel, dos Santos, Emmanuele Celina Souza, Callegari, Bianca, Pasqual Marques, Amélia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8702051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34946384
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121658
_version_ 1784621152719601664
author Sato, Elaine Miyuka
Magalhães, Mauricio Oliveira
Jenkins, Beatriz Coelho
da Silva Ferreira, Lays
da Silva, Hallyson Andrey Raposo
Farias Furtado, Paulo Renan
Soares Ferreira, Eder Gabriel
dos Santos, Emmanuele Celina Souza
Callegari, Bianca
Pasqual Marques, Amélia
author_facet Sato, Elaine Miyuka
Magalhães, Mauricio Oliveira
Jenkins, Beatriz Coelho
da Silva Ferreira, Lays
da Silva, Hallyson Andrey Raposo
Farias Furtado, Paulo Renan
Soares Ferreira, Eder Gabriel
dos Santos, Emmanuele Celina Souza
Callegari, Bianca
Pasqual Marques, Amélia
author_sort Sato, Elaine Miyuka
collection PubMed
description 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.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-8702051
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2021
publisher MDPI
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-87020512021-12-24 Low Back Pain in Elderly from Belém-Pa, Brazil: Prevalence and Association with Functional Disability Sato, Elaine Miyuka Magalhães, Mauricio Oliveira Jenkins, Beatriz Coelho da Silva Ferreira, Lays da Silva, Hallyson Andrey Raposo Farias Furtado, Paulo Renan Soares Ferreira, Eder Gabriel dos Santos, Emmanuele Celina Souza Callegari, Bianca Pasqual Marques, Amélia Healthcare (Basel) Article 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. MDPI 2021-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8702051/ /pubmed/34946384 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121658 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Sato, Elaine Miyuka
Magalhães, Mauricio Oliveira
Jenkins, Beatriz Coelho
da Silva Ferreira, Lays
da Silva, Hallyson Andrey Raposo
Farias Furtado, Paulo Renan
Soares Ferreira, Eder Gabriel
dos Santos, Emmanuele Celina Souza
Callegari, Bianca
Pasqual Marques, Amélia
Low Back Pain in Elderly from Belém-Pa, Brazil: Prevalence and Association with Functional Disability
title Low Back Pain in Elderly from Belém-Pa, Brazil: Prevalence and Association with Functional Disability
title_full Low Back Pain in Elderly from Belém-Pa, Brazil: Prevalence and Association with Functional Disability
title_fullStr Low Back Pain in Elderly from Belém-Pa, Brazil: Prevalence and Association with Functional Disability
title_full_unstemmed Low Back Pain in Elderly from Belém-Pa, Brazil: Prevalence and Association with Functional Disability
title_short Low Back Pain in Elderly from Belém-Pa, Brazil: Prevalence and Association with Functional Disability
title_sort low back pain in elderly from belém-pa, brazil: prevalence and association with functional disability
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8702051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34946384
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9121658
work_keys_str_mv AT satoelainemiyuka lowbackpaininelderlyfrombelempabrazilprevalenceandassociationwithfunctionaldisability
AT magalhaesmauriciooliveira lowbackpaininelderlyfrombelempabrazilprevalenceandassociationwithfunctionaldisability
AT jenkinsbeatrizcoelho lowbackpaininelderlyfrombelempabrazilprevalenceandassociationwithfunctionaldisability
AT dasilvaferreiralays lowbackpaininelderlyfrombelempabrazilprevalenceandassociationwithfunctionaldisability
AT dasilvahallysonandreyraposo lowbackpaininelderlyfrombelempabrazilprevalenceandassociationwithfunctionaldisability
AT fariasfurtadopaulorenan lowbackpaininelderlyfrombelempabrazilprevalenceandassociationwithfunctionaldisability
AT soaresferreiraedergabriel lowbackpaininelderlyfrombelempabrazilprevalenceandassociationwithfunctionaldisability
AT dossantosemmanuelecelinasouza lowbackpaininelderlyfrombelempabrazilprevalenceandassociationwithfunctionaldisability
AT callegaribianca lowbackpaininelderlyfrombelempabrazilprevalenceandassociationwithfunctionaldisability
AT pasqualmarquesamelia lowbackpaininelderlyfrombelempabrazilprevalenceandassociationwithfunctionaldisability