Manninen P, Riihimäki H, Heliövaara M
Department Community Health and General Practice, University of Kuopio, Finland.
Scand J Rheumatol. 1996;25(1):37-41. doi: 10.3109/03009749609082666.
The changes in the one-year prevalence rates of low-back, neck-shoulder and joint pains were studied in Finnish farmers during 1979-1992. A health survey was carried out among a representative sample of Finnish farmers (n = 11,368) with a postal questionnaire in 1979 and in another representative sample (n = 3237) using a computer-assisted telephone interview in 1992. Both surveys inquired for musculoskeletal symptoms during the previous year. The one-year prevalence of low-back and joint pain had decreased in all sex and age groups. The total prevalence of neck-shoulder pain had decreased slightly, but not significantly in either sex. The changes in the occurrence of musculoskeletal complaints from 1979 to 1992 may be attributed to the farming policy of the 1980s in Finland. This study is in line with earlier studies showing that musculoskeletal morbidity per se has not increased in the past decade. Even the reverse seems true, if morbidity is defined as trends in symptom occurrence.
1979年至1992年期间，对芬兰农民下背痛、颈肩痛和关节痛的一年患病率变化进行了研究。1979年，通过邮政问卷对芬兰农民的代表性样本（n = 11368）进行了健康调查，1992年，通过计算机辅助电话访谈对另一个代表性样本（n = 3237）进行了调查。两项调查均询问了前一年的肌肉骨骼症状。所有性别和年龄组的下背痛和关节痛一年患病率均有所下降。颈肩痛的总患病率略有下降，但在任何性别中均无显著下降。1979年至1992年肌肉骨骼疾病发生率的变化可能归因于芬兰20世纪80年代的农业政策。这项研究与早期研究一致，表明在过去十年中，肌肉骨骼疾病本身并未增加。如果将发病率定义为症状发生趋势，甚至情况似乎相反。
