Factors associated with the incidence and worsening of back pain during the first wave of Covid-19 in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID16825826
AuthorsDalia Elena Romero (0000-0002-2643-9797, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Jéssica Muzy Rodrigues (0000-0003-2526-2317, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Leo Ramos Maia (0000-0003-1531-0880, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Wanessa Da Silva De Almeida (0000-0002-5164-8603, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Danilo R P Silva (0000-0003-3995-4795, Universidad Autónoma de Chile), Deborah Carvalho Malta (0000-0002-8214-5734, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Paulo Roberto Borges De Souza-Júnior (0000-0002-8142-4790, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue3
Pages771-784
Publication date2023-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1413-81232023283.13042022en
OpenAlexW4323319667
LanguageEN
References cited36

The article aims to estimate the incidence and worsening of back pain (BP) during the first wave of COVID-19 in Brazil, as well as to investigate demographic, socioeconomic factors and associated changes in living conditions. ConVid - Behavior Research, applied between April and May 2020, was used as data source. The number and distribution of respondents who developed BP and those who had a worsening of the preexisting problem, their 95% confidence intervals and Pearson’s Chi-square test were estimated. The odds ratio of developing BP or worsening a preexisting problem was also estimated using multiple logistic regression models. Pre-existing BP was reported by 33.9% (95%CI 32.5-35.3) of respondents and more than half (54.4%; 95%CI 51.9-56.9) had worsened. The cumulative incidence of BP in the first wave of the pandemic was 40.9% (95%CI 39.2-42.7). Being a woman, the perceived increase in housework and the frequent feeling of sadness or depression were associated with both outcomes. Socioeconomic factors were not associated with any of outcome. The high incidence and worsening of BP during the first wave reveal the need for studies in more recent periods, given the long duration of the pandemic

Confidence interval · Cumulative incidence · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Population · Socioeconomic status · Demography · Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Occupational Health and Burnout · Internal Medicine