Prevalence of chronic pain among elderly living in a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul

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Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues,Daniel
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Lini,Ezequiel Vitório, Mascarelo,Andréia, Portella,Marilene Rodrigues, Doring,Marlene
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Dor
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Resumo: ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Chronic pain is a problem for the elderly, eliciting physical and psychological limitations. Few are the studies primarily focusing on evaluating pain in men. This study aimed at identifying the prevalence of chronic pain in male elderly people of a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul. METHODS: Crossover, population-based study carried out with people aged 60 years or above, from the city of Coxilha, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected by home interviews with validated tool from June to July 2010. Descriptive statistics was used for analysis. RESULTS: Mean age was 68.7 years. Chronic pain prevalence was 43.7%, primarily located in lower limbs and lumbar spine. CONCLUSION: There has been high prevalence of chronic pain in the studied population. Results point to the need for intervention strategies to prevent and control pain in elderly males in different health care levels.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence of chronic pain among elderly living in a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul
title Prevalence of chronic pain among elderly living in a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul
spellingShingle Prevalence of chronic pain among elderly living in a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul
Rodrigues,Daniel
Chronic pain
Daily activities
Elderly
Epidemiology
Pain perception
title_short Prevalence of chronic pain among elderly living in a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul
title_full Prevalence of chronic pain among elderly living in a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul
title_fullStr Prevalence of chronic pain among elderly living in a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of chronic pain among elderly living in a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul
title_sort Prevalence of chronic pain among elderly living in a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul
author Rodrigues,Daniel
author_facet Rodrigues,Daniel
Lini,Ezequiel Vitório
Mascarelo,Andréia
Portella,Marilene Rodrigues
Doring,Marlene
author_role author
author2 Lini,Ezequiel Vitório
Mascarelo,Andréia
Portella,Marilene Rodrigues
Doring,Marlene
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Rodrigues,Daniel
Lini,Ezequiel Vitório
Mascarelo,Andréia
Portella,Marilene Rodrigues
Doring,Marlene
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Chronic pain
Daily activities
Elderly
Epidemiology
Pain perception
topic Chronic pain
Daily activities
Elderly
Epidemiology
Pain perception
description ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Chronic pain is a problem for the elderly, eliciting physical and psychological limitations. Few are the studies primarily focusing on evaluating pain in men. This study aimed at identifying the prevalence of chronic pain in male elderly people of a city of Northern Rio Grande do Sul. METHODS: Crossover, population-based study carried out with people aged 60 years or above, from the city of Coxilha, state of Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected by home interviews with validated tool from June to July 2010. Descriptive statistics was used for analysis. RESULTS: Mean age was 68.7 years. Chronic pain prevalence was 43.7%, primarily located in lower limbs and lumbar spine. CONCLUSION: There has been high prevalence of chronic pain in the studied population. Results point to the need for intervention strategies to prevent and control pain in elderly males in different health care levels.
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