HighlightsThe study population shows high prevalence of neck pain.The factors were widowed, income, educational level, sitting posture and diseases.Prevention should emphasize sociodemographic, behavioral, and ergonomic factors.

The objective was to determine the prevalence of lower back pain in adolescents and its relationship to sports and sedentary activities. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 5th to 8th-grade students (n = 1,236)

Objective: To compare men and women with low back pain and identify the prevalence and some of its associated factors in a population-based sample of adults aged 20 and over a seven day period. Methods: Cross-sectional study based on a population survey. 600 individuals were interviewed on the following: (1) characteristics of the participants (i.e. demographic, socioeconomic, and labor aspects); (2) physical activity level (IPAQ); (3) musculoskeletal symptoms (Nordic Questionnaire). Descriptive, bivariate, and Poisson regression analyses were performed. Results: Overall prevalence of LBP was 28.8%, being 39.0% in men and 60.9% in women. The measured associated factors in men were age between 36 and 59 years (PR = 3.

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This work had as aim the seat posture evaluation program from first-grade students in elementary school, in a public, private and municipal school, in Bauru. For that 71 students were evaluated (pre-test) about knowledges related to seat posture education after all it was given an education program about it, made by exposured class, proof techniques and feedback associated of an effort program supplied by trained professors and finally the revaluation (post-test) of participants knowledge. As a result: 1) on the pretest ocurred valuable difference between schools, the municipal school presented less mistakes number than the private and the public schools; 2) the post-test showed that there was a valuable difference showing that the municipal and private schools have had less mistakes number related to the public; 3) in all the schools the mistake situation was bigger before the test than after the test. Comparing schools, according to the mistake situation, when it increased public school has better answers than private schoolt. It's concluded that the program is efficient to increase the school's knowlegde about the seat posture education.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of low back pain in children and its relationship with gender, age, exercise practice and sedentary activities (time on TV and on computer and/or video game). Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with a sample of 1,461 students, being 754 males and 707 females enrolled in the 5th to 8th grades of all five local elementary schools of urban Ourinhos, SP, Brasil, aged 10-14 years old, from whom sociodemographic data, time spent on sedentary activities such as TV and computer and/or video game were collected. We conducted a descriptive, bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression. Results: The results showed that the prevalence of low back pain in the sample was 18.5%, being 15.5% in boys and 21.6% in girls. Low back pain was associated to the female gender, age range between 12-14 years and the habit of watching TV more than three times a week and over 3 hours per day. Conclusion: The students analyzed showed high prevalence of low back pain related to gender, age and habit of watching TV. Appropriate interventions should be implemented to reduce the occurrences of back pain in schoolchildren. Level of Evidence III, Cross Sectioning.

This study sought to investigate the quality of life of women who suffer from breast cancer and are part of a support group, comparing the data gathered from mastectomized women who had breast reconstruction and women who had not had surgery. It also compared data of women who had quadrantectomy surgery but did not need reconstruction and those who had not had reconstruction surgery. It is a quantitative transversal study, and data was collected by application of a questionnaire to the respondents and by the SF-36 of the WHO. Fifty women with average age of 57.2 years participated in the survey. The groups were compared against each other - two by two - considering types of surgery, using the Mann-Whitney Test at a 5% level of significance. The results showed that women who had quadrantectomy surgery and did not need reconstruction are those who had the highest average scores in all fields and therefore have the best quality of life. They are followed by the group of women who had a mastectomy and reconstruction. The mastectomized group of women who had not had reconstruction surgery were seen to have a very low level of quality of life. They are followed by the group of women who had quadrantectomy surgery and also had not had reconstruction.

Objetivou-se mensurar o nível de capacidade funcional de idosos e suas associações, por meio de um estudo transversal com 516 residentes nas áreas circunscritas à Estratégia Saúde da Família no distrito de Grande Santos Reis, Montes Claros-MG. Foram aplicados dois questionários: um de características sociodemográficas, condições de moradia e percepção da própria situação econômica, e outro para a avaliação da capacidade funcional. Foram realizadas abordagens descritiva (frequências absoluta e relativa para variáveis categóricas, média e desvio-padrão para as contínuas) e analítica (teste de associação do qui-quadrado e regressão logística binária hierarquizada). Do total de idosos, 39,5% eram homens (70,4±7,1 anos) e 60,5% mulheres (69,1±6,9 anos); 63,4% com escolaridade de zero a dois anos; 85,7% tinham renda de até dois salários mínimos; 73,1% moravam com seus familiares; 33,9% apresentaram capacidade funcional não adequada, sendo 38,5% mulheres e 27,0% homens. A capacidade funcional não adequada foi associada às mulheres, ter mais que 70 anos de idade, renda de até dois salários mínimos e menor tempo de escolaridade. Há necessidade de direcionar a atenção à saúde do idoso, aliando o incentivo à pesquisa e às ações planejadas e direcionadas para melhorar as condições de saúde e qualidade de vida desse grupo.