Multisite peripheral joint pain: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and impact on general health, quality of life, pain intensity and consultation behaviour

Finney, Andrew; Dziedzic, Krysia; Lewis, Martyn; Healey, Emma L.

doi:10.1186/s12891-017-1896-3

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“…In the research by Kazemi et al (2016), WMSDs had a profound effect on general health, and general health had a significantly, negative correlation with occupational stress. Similarly, Finney et al (2017) reported a significant association between multisite peripheral joint pain and poor general health [25][26][27][28]. The aforementioned findings are consistent with the results of the present study.…”

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confidence: 92%

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Occupational Stress, and Their Associations with General Health in Working Populations in Various Industries

Asivandzadeh

Azami

Jamalizadeh

2018

J. Hum. Environ. Health Promot

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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are among the main causes of incapacity at work [1], which is a worldwide health concern in industrialized and industrially developing countries [2-4]. In the past decade, work-related activities have been considered to be a major cause of WMSDs [5, 6]. The imbalance of occupational demands with the ability to work have contributed to the high prevalence of WMSDs, which may develop gradually within days, weeks, months or even years after exposure to unfavorable working conditions [7-9]. Some of the main risk factors for WMSDs are workplace activities such as manual handling, bending, twisting, work pace, repetitive tasks, heavy load lifting, awkward posture, and seated static postures. Furthermore, individual characteristics and cognitive and psychosocial factors are considered to be the important predictive variables in this regard [1, 4, 10, 11].

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 92%

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Occupational Stress, and Their Associations with General Health in Working Populations in Various Industries

Asivandzadeh

Azami

Jamalizadeh

2018

J. Hum. Environ. Health Promot

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“…Back pain and hip pain were independently associated with moderate-to-severe foot pain and this finding is in agreement with a large body of evidence demonstrating strong associations between foot pain and other regional bodily pain [ 3 , 4 , 37 ]. Multi-site joint problems have been identified as common and are associated with increasing age, the presence of comorbidities and social deprivation [ 37 , 79 ]. Recent evidence suggests that multi-site joint pain prevalence is increasing and that more holistic management strategies are required whereby health professionals consider joint pain beyond the primary site [ 79 ].…”

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Foot pain and foot health in an educated population of adults: results from the Glasgow Caledonian University Alumni Foot Health Survey

Hendry

Fenocchi

Woodburn

et al. 2018

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

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BackgroundFoot pain is common amongst the general population and impacts negatively on physical function and quality of life. Associations between personal health characteristics, lifestyle/behaviour factors and foot pain have been studied; however, the role of wider determinants of health on foot pain have received relatively little attention. Objectives of this study are i) to describe foot pain and foot health characteristics in an educated population of adults; ii) to explore associations between moderate-to-severe foot pain and a variety of factors including gender, age, medical conditions/co-morbidity/multi-morbidity, key indicators of general health, foot pathologies, and social determinants of health; and iii) to evaluate associations between moderate-to-severe foot pain and foot function, foot health and health-related quality-of-life.MethodsBetween February and March 2018, Glasgow Caledonian University Alumni with a working email address were invited to participate in the cross-sectional electronic survey (anonymously) by email via the Glasgow Caledonian University Alumni Office. The survey was constructed using the REDCap secure web online survey application and sought information on presence/absence of moderate-to-severe foot pain, patient characteristics (age, body mass index, socioeconomic status, occupation class, comorbidities, and foot pathologies). Prevalence data were expressed as absolute frequencies and percentages. Multivariate logistic and linear regressions were undertaken to identify associations 1) between independent variables and moderate-to-severe foot pain, and 2) between moderate-to-severe foot pain and foot function, foot health and health-related quality of life.ResultsOf 50,228 invitations distributed, there were 7707 unique views and 593 valid completions (median age [inter-quartile range] 42 [31–52], 67.3% female) of the survey (7.7% response rate). The sample was comprised predominantly of white Scottish/British (89.4%) working age adults (95%), the majority of whom were overweight or obese (57.9%), and in either full-time or part-time employment (82.5%) as professionals (72.5%). Over two-thirds (68.5%) of the sample were classified in the highest 6 deciles (most affluent) of social deprivation. Moderate-to-severe foot pain affected 236/593 respondents (39.8%). High body mass index, presence of bunions, back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, hip pain and lower occupation class were included in the final multivariate model and all were significantly and independently associated with moderate-to-severe foot pain (p < 0.05), except for rheumatoid arthritis (p = 0.057). Moderate-to-severe foot pain was significantly and independently associated lower foot function, foot health and health-related quality of life scores following adjustment for age, gender and body mass index (p < 0.05).ConclusionsModerate-to-severe foot pain was highly prevalent in a university-educated population and was independently associated with female gender, high body mass index, bunions, back pain, hip pain and ...

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“…Diagnosis and subsequent treatment are often focused on a single, most painful joint rather than multisite joint problems [ 11 ]. Yet multisite joint pain is the most common presentation in consultations in primary care, and having more joint sites affected leads to more health care consultations irrespective of specialty or site [ 11 ]. As summarized in a recent systematic review, there is a paucity of evidence to guide the practitioner regarding treatment of multisite joint pain, with few studies describing interventions for considering OA in all affected joints [ 12 ].…”

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Challenges and controversies of complex interventions in osteoarthritis management: recognizing inappropriate and discordant care

Dziedzic

Allen

2018

Rheumatology

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A number of controversies and challenges exist for the management of OA in health care. This paper describes the challenges and gaps in OA care, particularly in relation to population health management, complex interventions and outcomes. It sets this in the context of competing health priorities and multimorbidity, access to high quality conservative care, non-pharmacological therapies, resource limitations and models of care. The overuse of some therapies and neglect of others are discussed, as well as the potential for self-management. The roles of patient and public involvement and the healthcare team are highlighted in enhancing best care for OA and providing solutions for closing the evidence-to-practice gap. Implementation of models of care offer one solution to the challenges and progress of such implementation is described. Areas for further research are highlighted.

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Multisite peripheral joint pain: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and impact on general health, quality of life, pain intensity and consultation behaviour

Cited by 36 publications

References 25 publications

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Occupational Stress, and Their Associations with General Health in Working Populations in Various Industries

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Occupational Stress, and Their Associations with General Health in Working Populations in Various Industries

Foot pain and foot health in an educated population of adults: results from the Glasgow Caledonian University Alumni Foot Health Survey

Challenges and controversies of complex interventions in osteoarthritis management: recognizing inappropriate and discordant care

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