The Brazilian Back Complaints in the Elders (Brazilian BACE) study: characteristics of Brazilian older adults with a new episode of low back pain

Jesus-Moraleida, Fabianna Resende de; Ferreira, Paulo H.; Ferreira, Manuela L; Silva, Juscélio Pereira da; Assis, Marcella Guimarães; Pereira, Leani Souza Máximo

doi:10.1016/j.bjpt.2017.06.018

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“…Existing research supports the widely held conclusion that SES is correlated with physical health [18,19]. Lower SES generally predicts a great severity of sleep disturbances [20], a higher incidence of mild traumatic brain injury [21], a lower score on The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) [22], more disability, pain catastrophizing and worse functional capacity [23]. Regarding education, lower education has been shown to be associated with a higher prevalence of physical and mental health comorbidity [24], lower scores on health related quality of life (HRQOL) [25], and higher risk for malnutrition among Māori individuals in New Zealand [26].…”

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Association between Socioeconomic Status, Physical Health and Need for Long-term Care among the Chinese Elderly

Kong

et al. 2019

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The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES), physical health and the need for long-term care (NLTC) of the Chinese elderly, and further, to provide evidence-based advice for establishing an LTC system in China. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Shandong Province, China in 2017 by using multi-stage random sampling method. Data were collected from elderly individuals aged 60 years and older by self-designed questionnaires through face-to face interviews. A total of 7070 participants were finally included in the database (40.3% male, 59.7% female). Chi-square test analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) were conducted to clarify the association between SES, physical health and NLTC among the Chinese elderly men and women in Shandong Province. The results of the SEM analysis showed that physical health exerted a strong and negative effect on the NLTC for both genders, with a slightly stronger effect found among the elderly men. SES was found to be significantly and negatively related to the NLTC among the elderly women, while no statistical significance was found for the association between SES and NLTC for elderly men. A significant and positive association between SES and physical health was observed among the elderly men and women, with a slightly stronger effect among the elderly women. Implications for lowering the NLTC and developing an LTC system were addressed based on the findings above.

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Association between Socioeconomic Status, Physical Health and Need for Long-term Care among the Chinese Elderly

Kong

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“…3 Falls represent one of the major problems among the older population. 4 Around 30% of people aged 65 years or older fall each year, and often suffer fall-related injuries, long-term disability, loss of independence, hospitalization and death. 5---8 On an individual level, falls often result in a concern about falling.…”

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Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties testing of the Iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale (Icon-FES)

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Pinto

Delbaere

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Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

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“…In the Netherlands, patients were recruited exclusively from a GP setting, 61 whereas in Brazil patients were recruited from primary care centres or health centres specialised in geriatrics. 62 Another possible explanation may be cultural differences in the expression and interpretation of and coping with pain. 63 …”

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Characteristics of older adults with back pain associated with choice of first primary care provider: a cross-sectional analysis from the BACE-N cohort study

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ObjectivesTo describe characteristics of older adults with back pain in primary care, and to assess associations between patient characteristics and type of first primary care provider (general practitioner (GP), physiotherapist (PT) or chiropractor).DesignCross-sectional analysis from the Back Complaints in the Elders-Norway cohort study.SettingNorwegian GP, PT and chiropractic primary care centres.ParticipantsPatients aged ≥55 years seeking Norwegian primary care with a new episode of back pain were invited to participate. Between April 2015 and February 2020, we included 452 patients: 127 first visited a GP, 130 first visited a PT and 195 first visited a chiropractor.Primary and secondary outcome measuresFor the first objective, the outcome measure was descriptive statistics of patient characteristics, covering the following domains: sociodemographic, general health, current and previous back pain, psychological and clinical factors. For the second objective, first primary care provider was the outcome measure. Associations between patient characteristics and visiting a GP or PT compared with a chiropractor were assessed with multiple multinomial regression analyses.ResultsMedian (IQR) age was 66 (59–72) years. Levels of back-related disability was moderate to severe, with a median (IQR) Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (range 0–24) score of 9 (5–13). Recurring episodes were common, 301 (67%) patients had monthly or yearly recurrences. Patients with worse back-related disability, longer duration of symptoms, lower expectations for full recovery and worse physical performance measured with the Back Performance Scale had higher odds of visiting a GP or PT compared with a chiropractor (p<0.05).ConclusionOlder back pain patients in primary care had moderate to severe levels of back-related disability, and most had recurring episodes. Our results suggest that older adult’s choice of first primary care provider was associated with important patient characteristics, which highlights the need for caution with generalisations of study results across primary care populations.Trial registration numberNCT04261309.

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The Brazilian Back Complaints in the Elders (Brazilian BACE) study: characteristics of Brazilian older adults with a new episode of low back pain

Cited by 15 publications

References 50 publications

Association between Socioeconomic Status, Physical Health and Need for Long-term Care among the Chinese Elderly

Association between Socioeconomic Status, Physical Health and Need for Long-term Care among the Chinese Elderly

Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties testing of the Iconographical Falls Efficacy Scale (Icon-FES)

Characteristics of older adults with back pain associated with choice of first primary care provider: a cross-sectional analysis from the BACE-N cohort study

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