TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and rheumatic diseases in Cuenca, Ecuador
T2 - a WHO-ILAR COPCORD study
AU - Guevara-Pacheco, Sergio
AU - Feicán-Alvarado, Astrid
AU - Sanín, Luz Helena
AU - Vintimilla-Ugalde, Jaime
AU - Vintimilla-Moscoso, Fernando
AU - Delgado-Pauta, Jorge
AU - Lliguisaca-Segarra, Angelita
AU - Dután-Erráez, Holger
AU - Guevara-Mosquera, Daniel
AU - Ochoa-Robles, Verónica
AU - Cardiel, Mario H.
AU - Peláez-Ballestas, Ingris
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and rheumatic diseases in subjects over 18 years of age from the canton of Cuenca, Ecuador. Cross-sectional analytical community-based study was conducted in subjects over 18 years of age using the validated Community-Oriented Program for the Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) questionnaire. Random sampling was used. The questionnaire was administered by standardized health workers. Subjects were visited house by house. Subjects positive for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain in the last 7 days and at some point in life were assessed by rheumatologists to confirm the diagnosis. A total of 4877 subjects participated, with an average age of 42.8 (SD 18.8) years of age; 59.7 % were women; 69.7 % lived in urban areas. 32.5 % reported MSK pain in the last 7 days and 45.7 % at some point in life. The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis was 7.4 %, hand osteoarthritis 5.3 %, low back pain 9.3 %, rheumatoid arthritis 0.8 %, fibromyalgia 2 %, gout 0.4 %, and lupus 0.06 %. Subjects from rural areas reported experiencing more MSK pain in the last 7 days and at some point in life, lower income, poorer health-care coverage, and increased physical activity involving repetitive tasks such as lifting weights or cooking with firewood. MSK pain prevalence was high. Osteoarthritis and low back pain were the most common diseases. Age, sex, physical activity, repetitive tasks, living in a rural area, and lack of health-care coverage were found to be associated with MSK pain.
AB - The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and rheumatic diseases in subjects over 18 years of age from the canton of Cuenca, Ecuador. Cross-sectional analytical community-based study was conducted in subjects over 18 years of age using the validated Community-Oriented Program for the Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD) questionnaire. Random sampling was used. The questionnaire was administered by standardized health workers. Subjects were visited house by house. Subjects positive for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain in the last 7 days and at some point in life were assessed by rheumatologists to confirm the diagnosis. A total of 4877 subjects participated, with an average age of 42.8 (SD 18.8) years of age; 59.7 % were women; 69.7 % lived in urban areas. 32.5 % reported MSK pain in the last 7 days and 45.7 % at some point in life. The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis was 7.4 %, hand osteoarthritis 5.3 %, low back pain 9.3 %, rheumatoid arthritis 0.8 %, fibromyalgia 2 %, gout 0.4 %, and lupus 0.06 %. Subjects from rural areas reported experiencing more MSK pain in the last 7 days and at some point in life, lower income, poorer health-care coverage, and increased physical activity involving repetitive tasks such as lifting weights or cooking with firewood. MSK pain prevalence was high. Osteoarthritis and low back pain were the most common diseases. Age, sex, physical activity, repetitive tasks, living in a rural area, and lack of health-care coverage were found to be associated with MSK pain.
KW - COPCORD
KW - Ecuador
KW - Prevalence
KW - Rheumatic diseases
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84962228852
U2 - 10.1007/s00296-016-3446-y
DO - 10.1007/s00296-016-3446-y
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 27023004
AN - SCOPUS:84962228852
SN - 0172-8172
VL - 36
SP - 1195
EP - 1204
JO - Rheumatology International
JF - Rheumatology International
IS - 9
ER -