Prevalence of disabling musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents in Brazil: A cross-sectional study

Autor(es)

Hatakeyama, Bruna Alves ; Camargo, Barbara Isabel Aparecida ; Santos, Veronica Souza ; Leite, Mariana Nascimento ; Santo, Caique de Melo do Espirito ; Kamper, Steven J. ; Maher, Chris G. ; Costa, Leonardo Oliveira Pena ; Yamato, Tie P.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY; v. 28, n. 1, p. 11-pg., 2024-02-22.

Resumo

Background: Estimates of prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents vary considerably and the impact of pain on children's life is often not considered. Objective: To determine the one-month prevalence of disabling musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents. The secondary aims are to: 1) determine the body region with the highest prevalence; 2) understand the characteristics of the children with disabling musculoskeletal pain; and 3) describe the parents' perception of the prevalence. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in public and private schools in the states of Sao Paulo and Ceara, Brazil. Children self-reported presence and impact of pain, pain intensity, psychosomatic symptoms, and quality of life. Parents completed parent-proxy versions and perception of the child's sleep quality. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise the data. Results: A total of 2,688 children and adolescents were included in this study. The prevalence of disabling musculoskeletal pain in the previous month was 27.1%. The back was the region most often affected (51.8%). Children with disabling musculoskeletal pain were older, heavier, had worse relationships with their family, perceived their backpacks as heavy, carried their backpacks more with one shoulder, had more negative psychosomatic symptoms, had poorer quality of life, and had higher pain intensity. Parents tended to underestimate the presence of pain in their children. Conclusion: The one -month prevalence of activity limiting musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents was 27.1% with the back being the most often affected body region. Parents tended to underestimate the presence of pain in their children. (c) 2024 Associacao Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pos-Graduacao em Fisioterapia. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 20/03629-0 - Fator de risco para dor musculoesquelética incapacitante em crianças e adolescentes: um estudo de coorte
• Beneficiário: Mariana Nascimento Leite
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto
• Processo FAPESP: 21/08776-4 - Prevalência, custos e tratamento da dor musculoesquelética em crianças e adolescentes
• Beneficiário: Caique de Melo do Espirito Santo
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto
• Processo FAPESP: 17/17484-1 - Prevalência e fatores prognósticos da dor musculoesquelética em crianças e adolescentes na cidade de São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Tiê Parma Yamato
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores
• Processo FAPESP: 19/12049-0 - Prevalência e fatores prognósticos da dor musculoesquelética incapacitante em crianças e adolescentes na cidade de São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Verônica Souza Santos
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto
• Processo FAPESP: 19/10330-4 - Prevalência e fatores prognósticos da dor musculoesquelética incapacitante em crianças e adolescentes na cidade de São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Tiê Parma Yamato
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Jovens Pesquisadores