The Brazilian Back Complaints in the Elders (Brazilian BACE) study: characteristics of Brazilian older adults with a new episode of low back pain.
Braz J Phys Ther
; 22(1): 55-63, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Low back pain (LBP) is little explored in the aging population especially when considering age-relevant and culturally dependent outcomes. We aimed to describe socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of Brazilian older people with a new episode of LBP presenting to primary care.METHODS:
We sourced baseline information on socio-demographic, pain-related and clinical characteristics from 602 older adults from the Brazilian Back Complaints in the Elders (Brazilian BACE) study. We analyzed differences in pain, disability, functional capacity and psychosocial factors between sub-groups based on age (i.e. participants aged 55-74 or ≥75 years), education (i.e. those with four years or less of schooling or those with more than four years of schooling) and income (i.e. participants who reported earning two or less minimal wages or three and more).RESULTS:
Participants presented severe LBP (7.18/10, SD 2.59). Younger participants were slightly more disabled (mean difference 1.29 points, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.03/5.56), reporting poorer physical health, and less fall-related self-efficacy (mean difference of 2.41, 95% CI 0.35/4.46). Those less educated, and those with income equal or less than two minimum wages had more disability, pain catastrophizing and worse functional capacity.CONCLUSIONS:
This was the first study showing that Brazilian older adults with LBP present high levels of functional disability and psychological distress, especially those with low socioeconomic status.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Lombar
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
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Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Phys Ther
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA FISICA
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REABILITACAO
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article