Prevalence of rheumatic musculoskeletal symptoms in rural and urban areas : a cross‐sectional study in northern India

Alok, Ragini; Srivastava, Ragini; Kumar, Puneet; Das, Siddharth Kumar; Agarwal, Gaurav; Dhaon, Pooja

doi:10.1111/1756-185x.13189

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“…The present study is a Stage I adapted Community Oriented Program for the Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) study. Results of phase I and phase II of this stage I study have already been reported, wherein point prevalence of MSK pain was 14.1% in rural and 28.2% in urban areas. In both the areas, knee was the most commonly affected site followed by low back and shoulder pain.…”

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Distribution of rheumatological diseases in rural and urban areas: An adapted COPCORD Stage I Phase III survey of Lucknow district in north India

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Distribution of rheumatological diseases in rural and urban areas: An adapted COPCORD Stage I Phase III survey of Lucknow district in north India

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“…The results are comparable with other COPCORD studies done in other regions. The study results from Northern India also suggested that MSK pain was found to be more in the population with no education or a very low level of education 7 . The COPCORD data published in 2018 conducted in Indonesia and Iran suggested that the majority of the surveyed population with MSK pain had an education up to low middle 8 .…”

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“…In the majority of the COPCORD surveys, females are consistently found to be the more affected segment. [7][8][9][10][11][12] Moreover, other factors influencing are education, marital status, occupation, nature of work, and income. [7][8][9][10][11][12] MSK pain affects almost people of any age, particularly people of the working-age group.…”

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“…[7][8][9][10][11][12] Moreover, other factors influencing are education, marital status, occupation, nature of work, and income. [7][8][9][10][11][12] MSK pain affects almost people of any age, particularly people of the working-age group. The statistics show that it can cost a huge economic burden on the society and country as young people suffering from MSK symptoms will show absenteeism or take early retirement from work.…”

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“…6 Furthermore, the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was found to range from 7% to 14% in India,36.19% in Indonesia, and 41.9% to 54.13% in Iran, according to COPCORD data. [7][8][9] The point prevalence has been found to be 26% among the population of Bangladesh. 10 The burden in Kuwait was found to be 39%.…”

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The burden of musculoskeletal pain, associated sociodemographic factors, and disability in Pakistan

Ahmed,

Saeed,

Attique

2023

Int J of Rheum Dis

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ObjectiveThe objective of this survey was to determine the burden of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, its association with sociodemographic factors and disability in the semi‐urban community of Nain‐Sukh, Lahore.MethodsThe current article's data is taken from the COPCORD survey conducted in the community of Nain‐Sukh. After formal IRB approval, data collection was done via interview by a trained team using validated Urdu translation of COPCORD core questionnaires. Participants of both genders, >16 years, were enrolled through a random walk and quota sampling. In phase 1, sociodemographic factors were recorded. In phase 2, the impact of MSK pain on functional disability was assessed by the Modified Health Assessment Questionnaire (MHAQ). The data was compiled and analyzed using software SPSS version 25. The Chi‐square test was applied to determine association while generalized linear regression models to see the dependence of sociodemographic factors and MSK pain.ResultsOut of 4922 participants, 1425 (28.9%) had MSK pain, with a mean age of 35 ± 14 years, with female predominance. Illiteracy, marital status, and household work with moderate intensity were significantly associated with MSK pain. Based on the MHAQ score, the majority 769 (82.9%) had a mild disability. Odds of advancing age, illiteracy, and moderate intensity of work were statistically significant for MSK pain.ConclusionEvery fourth subject in the surveyed population had MSK pain. Musculoskeletal pain was found to be significantly associated with female gender, advancing age, household work, illiteracy, married status, and moderate nature of work. More than two‐thirds of the subjects with MSK pain had some degree of disability.

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Prevalence of rheumatic musculoskeletal pain and disability in rural Nepal‐ a cross‐sectional community‐based study adopting WHO‐ILAR COPCORD stage I: Phases I and II protocol

Adhikari,

Paudyal,

Adhikari

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Int J of Rheum Dis

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BackgroundThe burden of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain and disabilities is high in health facilities but remains unknown in the community due to a lack of community‐level studies. The community‐oriented program for control of rheumatic diseases (COPCORD) is focused on determining MSK pain and disabilities through epidemiological surveys. This study adopted the COPCORD stage I protocol to determine the prevalence of rheumatic MSK pain and disability and its associated factors in the Pyuthan district of Nepal.MethodologyA cross‐sectional community‐based study using the quantitative method was conducted in Pyuthan municipality as per COPCORD stage I protocol. COPCORD stage I (phase I and phase II) questionnaires were used to collect data through the interview technique. Populations aged 18 years and above were included in the study. A multistage sampling technique was used, and the total sample size was 2145. The collected data from phase I and phase II were entered in Epidata version 3.1. Descriptive and analytical analysis was done in SPSS. The Chi‐square test was used to find the association between dependent and independent variables.FindingsThe overall prevalence (past and current MSK pain/swelling) was 26.81% (95% CI 24.9–28.7). Current MSK pain/swelling was found in 19.53% of the participants, and past MSK pain/swelling was found in 25.87%. Among self‐reported chronic diseases, joint pain was reported by the majority of the participants (17.86%). Age, sex, education, nature of work, current smoking, tobacco use, and alcohol use were found to be associated with past and current MSK pain/swelling.ConclusionsMore than one‐fourth of the participants had MSK pain/swelling. The prevalence of MSK pain/swelling was higher in elderly participants, females, illiterates, heavy workers, smokers, tobacco users, and alcohol users. Similar studies should be conducted in other regions of the country, and this study should also be expanded to COPCORD Stages II and III to identify the risk factors and to improve the management of MSK pain and disorders.

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Prevalence of rheumatic musculoskeletal symptoms in rural and urban areas : a cross‐sectional study in northern India

Abstract: MSK pain is a predominant health problem of both rural and urban areas. Sex-adjusted prevalence is higher among females than males. Knee and back were highly prevalent pain sites in both rural and urban areas of Lucknow.

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Distribution of rheumatological diseases in rural and urban areas: An adapted COPCORD Stage I Phase III survey of Lucknow district in north India

Distribution of rheumatological diseases in rural and urban areas: An adapted COPCORD Stage I Phase III survey of Lucknow district in north India

The burden of musculoskeletal pain, associated sociodemographic factors, and disability in Pakistan

Prevalence of rheumatic musculoskeletal pain and disability in rural Nepal‐ a cross‐sectional community‐based study adopting WHO‐ILAR COPCORD stage I: Phases I and II protocol

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