OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal manifestations in the population of Vitoria, Brazil, using the COPCORD questionnaire. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 578 people with an age range of 18-65. The sample was probabilistic and stratified according to sex, age and socio-economic class, proportional to the 2000 demographic census data of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics-IBGE. The COPCORD core questionnaire was used for all subjects, and a rheumatologist evaluated those patients who presented pain and/or functional disability. Laboratory tests and radiographs were carried out in some patients to confirm the diagnosis. RESULTS: One hundred and seventy-six patients (30.4%) with a mean age of 41 (SD 13) and predominantly female had pain. Among the patients with pain, 23.2% were unable to do daily living activities. One hundred and thirty (73.9%) were evaluated by a rheumatologist. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of musculoskeletal manifestations evaluated by the COPCORD questionnaire was 30.4%.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal manifestations in the population of Vitoria, Brazil, using the COPCORD questionnaire. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 578 people with an age range of 18-65. The sample was probabilistic and stratified according to sex, age and socio-economic class, proportional to the 2000 demographic census data of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics-IBGE. The COPCORD core questionnaire was used for all subjects, and a rheumatologist evaluated those patients who presented pain and/or functional disability. Laboratory tests and radiographs were carried out in some patients to confirm the diagnosis. RESULTS: One hundred and seventy-six patients (30.4%) with a mean age of 41 (SD 13) and predominantly female had pain. Among the patients with pain, 23.2% were unable to do daily living activities. One hundred and thirty (73.9%) were evaluated by a rheumatologist. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of musculoskeletal manifestations evaluated by the COPCORD questionnaire was 30.4%.
Authors: Flávia Garcia Pereira; Mariane Henriques França; Maria Cristina Alochio de Paiva; Laura Helena Andrade; Maria Carmen Viana Journal: Rev Saude Publica Date: 2017-11-17 Impact factor: 2.106