Karine A S Leão Ferreira1,2, Telma Regina P D Bastos3, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade1,4, Aline Medeiros Silva3, José Carlos Appolinario5, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira1,4,6, Maria do Rosário Dias de Oliveira Latorre7. 1. Universidade de São Paulo, Departamento de Neurologia, Centro de Dor, São Paulo SP, Brasil. 2. Universidade de Guarulhos, Escola de Enfermagem, Guarulhos SP, Brasil. 3. Janssen-Cilag Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciência Médica, São Paulo SP, Brasil. 4. Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto do Câncer Octavio Frias de Oliveira, Centro de Dor, São Paulo SP, Brasil. 5. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil. 6. Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz, São Paulo SP, Brasil. 7. Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Saúde Pública, Departamento de Epidemiologia, São Paulo SP, Brasil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of chronic pain (CP) in the adult population living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and to identify factors associated with CP in developing countries. METHODS: A cross-sectional study using a computer-assisted telephone interview in a two-stage stratified sample of adults living in households. RESULTS: 2,446 subjects were interviewed. The mean age was 39.8 years old. The majority was female and 42.7% had less than 10 years of education. The prevalence of CP was 28.1%. The independent factors associated with CP were female gender (OR = 2.0; p < 0.001), age older than 65 years (OR = 1.4; p = 0.019) and less than 15 years of education (OR = 1.3-1.6; p < 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of CP was high and similar to that which has been reported in developed countries. These results raise awareness about CP and may potentially help clinicians and policy makers to design better health care programs for CP treatment in these populations.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of chronic pain (CP) in the adult population living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and to identify factors associated with CP in developing countries. METHODS: A cross-sectional study using a computer-assisted telephone interview in a two-stage stratified sample of adults living in households. RESULTS: 2,446 subjects were interviewed. The mean age was 39.8 years old. The majority was female and 42.7% had less than 10 years of education. The prevalence of CP was 28.1%. The independent factors associated with CP were female gender (OR = 2.0; p < 0.001), age older than 65 years (OR = 1.4; p = 0.019) and less than 15 years of education (OR = 1.3-1.6; p < 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of CP was high and similar to that which has been reported in developed countries. These results raise awareness about CP and may potentially help clinicians and policy makers to design better health care programs for CP treatment in these populations.
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