Frequência e fatores associados a dor crônica em estudantes da área da saúde de uma universidade do sul do Brasil

• Autor(a) principal: Freitas, Aline Goulart Angelich de
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Universitário da Ânima (RUNA)
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.animaeducacao.com.br/handle/ANIMA/3029
• topic: Dor crônica; Saúde do estudante; Dor musculoesquelética

Introduction: Health students are exposed daily to living situations that can lead to osteomuscular dysfunctions and chronic pain. Several factors are related to the triggering, development and maintenance of musculoskeletal pain. Objective: To evaluate the frequency and factors associated with chronic pain in students of the health area of a University in the South of Santa Catarina. Methods: A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out with students from the first to the last phase of both sexes, who answered a self-administered questionnaire, which included sociodemographic data and health conditions, as well as validated instruments for assessment stress (Perceived Stress Scale), pain (Brief Pain Inventory) and osteomuscular symptoms (Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire). The data were analyzed in the IBM SPSS program and, the associations, by chi-square test or Student's t-test, with values of p <0.05 considered significant. Results: Were evaluated 288 students of face-to-face courses in the health area, of which 22.9% had chronic pain, 81.8% were female, 93.9% were white, 87.9% were single and without children ( 97.0%). The students reported having a good quality of sleep, however the majority responded by waking up unwell/tired (p = 0.010). 60.6% reported having pain in two or more regions of the body and reported being they are making use of taking analgesics daily. The students with chronic pain had higher severity of osteomuscular symptoms in several anatomical regions, with exception for the elbow region, than students without chronic pain (p <0.05). Conclusion: The frequency of chronic pain among the evaluated students was relatively low and there were no interference were observed in the students' daily life due to pain. Most students reported discomfort in at least one region. The students with chronic pain had a higher severity of osteomuscular symptoms than students without chronic pain.