Brattberg G
Department of Research and Development, County Council of Gävleborg, Gävle, Sweden.
Qual Life Res. 1994 Dec;3 Suppl 1:S27-31. doi: 10.1007/BF00433372.
Musculoskeletal pain is exceedingly common in young adults. With the aim of studying these symptoms in schoolchildren, a questionnaire survey was carried out among children 8, 11, 13 and 17 years old. The prevalence of back pain and headaches in 1,245 schoolchildren was studied. Twenty-nine per cent of the students reported back pain and 48% headache. In all age groups studied, both back pain and headaches were more common among girls than boys. Girls also reported more frequent symptoms than boys. In a longitudinal study 471 schoolchildren were asked a second time 2 years later. Nine per cent reported back pain and 30% headache in both surveys. Five per cent reported both back pain and headache on both occasions. Despite the reported symptoms most of the pupils did not report health problems. However, pupils with reported pain on both occasions may constitute a risk group for future chronic pain. There were statistically significant relationships between social, psychological and emotional factors and reported symptoms. No relationship between physical factors and reported symptoms were noted. The observed relationships are not proof of causal relations but did indicate areas of problems which make interventions targeting pupils at risk an appropriate measure.
肌肉骨骼疼痛在年轻人中极为常见。为了研究学龄儿童的这些症状，对8岁、11岁、13岁和17岁的儿童进行了问卷调查。研究了1245名学龄儿童背痛和头痛的患病率。29%的学生报告有背痛，48%报告有头痛。在所有研究的年龄组中，背痛和头痛在女孩中比在男孩中更常见。女孩报告的症状也比男孩更频繁。在一项纵向研究中，471名学龄儿童在两年后再次接受询问。9%的人在两次调查中都报告有背痛，30%报告有头痛。5%的人在两次调查中都报告有背痛和头痛。尽管有这些报告的症状，但大多数学生并未报告有健康问题。然而，在两次调查中都报告有疼痛的学生可能构成未来慢性疼痛的风险群体。社会、心理和情感因素与报告的症状之间存在统计学上的显著关系。未发现身体因素与报告的症状之间存在关系。观察到的这些关系并非因果关系的证据，但确实指出了一些问题领域，这使得针对有风险的学生进行干预成为一项合适的措施。
