Prevalence of pain among rural adults seeking medical care through medical camps in Tamil Nadu

Logaraj, M; Ramraj, Balaji; Russel, John Kamala

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“…3 In contrast higher prevalence was reported by Logaraj et al with 19.7% and Parsonsa S et al with 17% prevalence. 6,15 In the present study the prevalence of knee pain increases as age advances from 1% in the age group of <19 years to 15.4% in the age above 60 years. Similar findings of increasing prevalence as the age advances were reported by Parsonsa et al and Michelle Urwin et al 15,16 Abdominal pain…”

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confidence: 46%

“…The number of sites of pain also increased as the age increases. 6 Bratberg G et al had reported prevalence of obvious pain was 50% among females. 7 Johannes CB et al and Haq SA et al reported prevalence of pain 30.7% and 31.3% among US female adults and in female rural communities in Bangladesh respectively.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Logaraj et al reported the main site of pain was in the order of knee pain, low back pain, multiple joint pain and leg pain. 6 The multi-centre WHO study reported back pain, headache and joint pain as three most common anatomical sites of pain among those with persistent pain. 10…”

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“…Similar finding was reported by Logaraj et al with 5.6% of the women complained of multiple joint pains. 6 As the age advances the prevalence of multiple joint pains also increases and it was found statistically significant.…”

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confidence: 94%

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Prevalence of pain among female patients attending mobile medical camp in a rural block of Tamilnadu, India

Anantharaman

Logaraj

2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Pain is a major global health problem and one of the most common problem for which people seek medical care. Chronic pain significantly impairs the everyday activities like household and social functions, sexual relationships, lead to depression and it is so badly affects 17% percent of the chronic pain sufferers wanted to die. 1 Musculoskeletal disorders especially joint pains affect functional status and the quality of life of an individual.Female and advancing age being the important factors associated with increased incidence of musculoskeletal disorder. Studies suggest that it is more commonly reported by women and those from socially and financially disadvantage groups. 2 In India the musculoskeletal pains were not perceived by the health professionals as a serious health problem like other chronic non communicable diseases and pain is seen as a result of aging. Thus the management of these conditions was poorly understood at primary care level. The data on ABSTRACT Background: Pain is a major global health problem and one of the most common problem for which people seek medical care. The musculoskeletal pains were not perceived by the health professionals as a serious health problem like other chronic non communicable diseases and pain is seen as a result of aging. The data on the prevalence of pain and musculoskeletal disorders in rural population of Tamilnadu, India is scare. The objective was to estimate the prevalence of different types of pain among female patients attending mobile medical camp in rural block in Tamilnadu, India. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 7124 female patients who attended our weekly mobile medical camp conducted in 30 villages selected conveniently in the rural block of Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu in the year 2013 and analyzed for the presence or absence types and site of pain (intermittent or continuous) for 1 month or longer. Results: Prevalence of pain was 62.8%. The prevalence of pain in <19 years was 29.5%, and 60 years and above was 73.1%. The most common pain reported was myalgia (18.3%), followed by headache (13.4%), low back pain (12.5%) and knee pain (9.3%). As the age advances the prevalence of myalgia, chest pain, knee pain, multiple joint pains also increases and it was found statistically significant. As the age advances the patients with pain symptoms also increases with 29.5% of the patients below the age 19 years to 74.5% of the patients above the age of 60 years. Conclusions: In conclusion more than 60% of the patients attending of the medical camp complained of pain. At primary care level the physicians needs better knowledge on the management of these common pains sites especially in the rural communities when people seek medical care through camps.

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Anantharaman

Logaraj

2016

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“…23 A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, and the study report revealed 18.6% elderly with knee joint pain. 13,24 A study conducted in rural area of Tamil Nadu showed 39% cases of OA, out of which 35.5% had left knee joint pain and 38% had right knee joint pain. The gender distribution of prevalence rate for male and female was 40.8-59.2%, respectively.…”

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Effectiveness of Epsom Salt with Hot Water Application on Knee Joint Pain among Elderly in a Selected Rural Area at Puducherry

Sankar¹

2020

Pondicherry Journal of Nursing

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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease of cartilage degradation, which results pain in major joints, especially in knee joint. Globally, OA ranks eighth in all diseases and covers around 15% proportions among all musculoskeletal problems. Background: Osteoarthritis is a disease of the cartilage which leads to degradation and results in pain in the major joints, especially in the knee joints. Knee joint pain is the most frequent complaint among the geriatric population. The objectives of this study were to assess the level of pain in knee joint among elderly, to evaluate the effectiveness of hot water application with Epsom salt on knee joint pain among elderly, and to find out the association between the level of pain in knee joint and selected demographic variables. Materials and methods: A preexperimental research design was adopted for this study. This study was conducted among elderly aged above 60 years residing in T.N. Palayam. In total, 29 samples of elderly aged above 60 years residing in T.N. Palayam were selected based on the purposive sampling technique. The demographic data were collected from the elderly and then the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) oesteoarthritis rating scale was used to assess the degree of pain. Results: The result revealed that out of 29 samples, pretest mean score level of pain was 2.93 with the standard deviation of 0.593, whereas after implementation of Epsom salt with hot water application, the posttest mean pain score was 2.17 with the standard deviation of 0.384. The effectiveness was statistically tested by paired t test which was found to be highly statistically significant at p less than 0.001.

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Targeting the therapeutic need in musculoskeletal inflammatory pain with thiocolchicoside and aceclofenac sustained-release combination therapy

Maladkar¹,

Tekchandani²,

Yadav³

2019

Indian J Pain

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Prevalence of pain among rural adults seeking medical care through medical camps in Tamil Nadu

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Prevalence of pain among female patients attending mobile medical camp in a rural block of Tamilnadu, India

Prevalence of pain among female patients attending mobile medical camp in a rural block of Tamilnadu, India

Effectiveness of Epsom Salt with Hot Water Application on Knee Joint Pain among Elderly in a Selected Rural Area at Puducherry

Targeting the therapeutic need in musculoskeletal inflammatory pain with thiocolchicoside and aceclofenac sustained-release combination therapy

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