Prevalence of Neck and Low Back Pain in Community-Dwelling Adults in Spain

Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas, César; Hernández-Barrera, Valentín; Alonso‐Blanco, Cristina; Palacios‐Ceña, Domingo; Carrasco‐Garrido, Pilar; Jiménez-Sánchez, Silvia; Jiménez‐García, Rodrigo

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“…Women presented a higher prevalence of back pain than men, with statistical significant difference (p = 0.001), similar to studies conducted in England (14) and Spain (16). However, such results are not consistent.…”

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Prevalence and factors associated to back pain in adults from the northeast of São Paulo, Brazil: a population-based study

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Introduction: Back pain has become a serious public health problem. Objective: To determine the prevalence of back pain in a population-based sample of subjects over 20 years old living in the city of Bauru (São Paulo, Brazil) and to analyze the associations to variables-sociodemographic, ergonomic and lifestylerelated -and to morbidity. Methods: a cross-sectional study which evaluated 600 adults over 20 years old, both gender and living in the city. We used a structured protocol and the Nordic questionnaire. Also, we developed a descriptive analysis, bivariate and multivariate by binary logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of back pain was of 50.3% (CI 46.3 to 54.3), since 42.3% (CI 36.9 to 48.0) in men and 57.6% (CI 51.9 to 63.0) in women, with statistical significant difference (p = 0.001). Different variables remained in final models when assessed by gender. For male to be widowed and divorced and smoking habits and, for women to be widowed and divorced, to work in seated position and to perform occupational activities that demand carrying and lifting weight. Conclusion: We verified high prevalence in back pain in the population

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Prevalence and factors associated to back pain in adults from the northeast of São Paulo, Brazil: a population-based study

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“…Chronic pain is more frequent in females, older adults, and manual workers, and people who are obese, smoke, and/or 2 www.spinejournal.com xxxx 2014 lead a sedentary lifestyle as well as in individuals with poorer overall health. [7][8][9][10][11] On the contrary, absenteeism is more frequently associated with younger age, higher income, higher education, and worse self-reported health status. 10 , 12 , 13 This study examined the relationship between 3 prevalent types of chronic pain, the occurrence of absenteeism, and the number of days absent from work in the last year in a nationwide representative sample of Spanish workers.…”

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The Association of Chronic Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, and Migraine With Absenteeism Due to Health Problems in Spanish Workers

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Study Design. Cross-sectional. Objective. To examine whether 3 types of chronic pain are associated with absenteeism and with the number of days absent from work in the general population of Spain. Summary of Background Data. Chronic pain has been associated with absenteeism, but most of the evidence is based on unadjusted analyses and on specifi c professional categories. Methods. A cross-sectional analysis was performed on the basis of data of 8283 Spanish workers. Chronic pain was ascertained from self-reported information on frequent symptoms of pain in the low back and neck and/or migraine in the last 12 months. Absenteeism was defi ned as missing at least 1 day from work because of health problems. Multivariate regression models were adjusted for the main confounders.Results. Health-related absenteeism was reported by 27.8% of subjects. The prevalence of chronic pain was reported 12.3% in the neck, 14.1% in the low back, and 10.3% migraine. In adjusted analyses, absenteeism was associated with chronic neck pain (odds ratio: 1.20; 95% confi dence interval [CI], 1.02-1.40), low back pain (odds ratio: 1.22; 95% CI, 1.06-1.42), and migraine (odds ratio: 1.22; 95% CI, 1.04-1.44). These associations were strongest in younger (18-34 yr) rather than in older workers. Furthermore, those who reported frequent pain in the neck and low back were 44% more likely to be

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“…A recent Danish study concluded that disabling low back pain is exceedingly rare before the age of 50 17 , while a North--American group reported that general disc diseases were the most important cause of low back pain in middle-aged adults 18 . Another recent paper, this time from Spain, discusses the high prevalence of low back pain in several age groups, highlighting the low quality of life and high levels of depression in those individuals suffering from spinal pain 19 . It is therefore relevant to have Brazilian studies analyzing the prevalence and characteristic of middle aged adults with low back pain in different regions of the country.…”

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Investigation of low back pain in a non-hospital population of the coastline of the State of São Paulo

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SUMMARY BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Low back pain is a prevalent complaint of multifactorial origins. To date, there have been no studies on the prevalence and characteristics of low back pain in the city of Santos, in the coastal region of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The objective of the present study was to assess the profile of middle--aged individuals with low back pain from the general population aged 40-59 years, regarding gender, body mass index, regular physical activity and load handling. METHOD: The study design was prospective, exploratory and transversal, comprising 200 adults aged between 40 and 59 years, randomly selected as the study population. These individuals were sequentially approached by the researchers and asked whether they would agree to answer a medical questionnaire. No indication of the intention of researching low back pain was given before the individuals had agreed to participate. RESULTS: Out of 200 individuals (78 males and 122 females), 159 of them (60 males and 99 females) answered that they had experienced at least one significant and limiting episode of low back pain in their lives. A subgroup of 109 individuals (37 males and 72 females) had sought medical care for this painful episode. There were no statistically significant differences regarding gender, body

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Prevalence of Neck and Low Back Pain in Community-Dwelling Adults in Spain

Cited by 161 publications

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Prevalence and factors associated to back pain in adults from the northeast of São Paulo, Brazil: a population-based study

Prevalence and factors associated to back pain in adults from the northeast of São Paulo, Brazil: a population-based study

The Association of Chronic Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, and Migraine With Absenteeism Due to Health Problems in Spanish Workers

Investigation of low back pain in a non-hospital population of the coastline of the State of São Paulo

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