Dellaroza Mara Solange Gomes, Pimenta Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos, Duarte Yeda Aparecida, Lebrão Maria Lúcia
Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2013 Feb;29(2):325-34. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2013000200019.
The objective was to identify the prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain and the association with functional capacity. This was a cross-sectional study with a population sample of community-dwelling elderly residents in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, using home interviews. Statistical analysis used the RaoScott test of association with p < 0.05. Prevalence of chronic pain was 29.7% (95%CI: 25.4-33.9), most frequent in the lower back (25.4%) and lower limbs (21.9%), and moderate in 45.8% and intense in 46% of the sample. Chronic pain was associated with increased dependence and decreased mobility (p < 0.001).
目的是确定慢性疼痛的患病率、特征及其与功能能力的关联。这是一项横断面研究，对巴西圣保罗市居住在社区的老年居民进行人口抽样，采用上门访谈的方式。统计分析采用Rao-Scott关联性检验，p<0.05。慢性疼痛的患病率为29.7%（95%置信区间：25.4 - 33.9），最常见于下背部（25.4%）和下肢（21.9%），样本中45.8%为中度疼痛，46%为重度疼痛。慢性疼痛与依赖性增加和活动能力下降相关（p<0.001）。
