scholarly journals The prevalence of diagnosed specific back pain in primary health care in Region Västra Götaland: a register study of 1.7 million inhabitants

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeleine Kruse ◽  
Olof Thoreson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Lumbar Disc ◽  
Register Study ◽  
Rehabilitation Care ◽  
Aggregated Data ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One

Abstract Objectives: To evaluate the one-year prevalence of diagnosed specific back pain in Region Västra Götaland, inhabiting 1.7 million people. Designs: A retrospective register study. Settings: Data from 2014 to 2019 were extracted from the VEGA register, which holds all health data from all publicly funded health care establishments in Region Västra Götaland. Aggregated data are presented as the one-year prevalence of unique individuals diagnosed with International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems – Tenth Revision codes representing specific back pain. Subjects: All inhabitants in Region Västra Götaland. Main outcome measures: The one-year prevalence of diagnosed specific back pain stratified by age, sex, and health care level. Results: In 2019, the one-year prevalence of diagnosed specific back pain in public primary health care centres was 0.82%, rehabilitation care 0.35%, and the combined increase was 156% from 2014. In specialized health care, the diagnosed prevalence during 2014–2019 has remained relatively unchanged. The prevalence was significantly higher among women in primary health care and rehabilitation care. M48.0 (spinal stenosis) and M51.1K (lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy) were the most common sub-classifications. For M48.0, prevalence increased by age, whereas M51.1K peaked within the 45–64 years category. Conclusions: The one-year prevalence of diagnosed specific back pain in primary health care was 1.17% in 2019 and has increased since 2014. Women were diagnosed considerably more frequently than men, which is not reflected in surgical treatment prevalence.

scholarly journals The one-year prevalence of nonspecific back pain in public primary health care establishments among 1.7 million people in western Sweden

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olof Thoreson ◽  
Anna Aminoff ◽  
Catharina Parai
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Aggregated Data ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Using Data ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One

Abstract Aim: The one-year prevalence of diagnosed nonspecific back pain in Sweden is not known. Thus, this observational register-based study aimed to evaluate this prevalence by using data from the Region Västra Götaland, inhabiting 1.7 million people. Methods: Data from 2014 to 2018 were extracted from the VEGA database register. This register holds all health data from the publicly funded health care establishments in Region Västra Götaland. Aggregated data are presented as the one-year prevalence of unique individuals diagnosed with nonspecific back pain (i.e., the ICD-10 code M54). Stratification by health care level, gender, age, and M54 sub-diagnoses were made. Findings: Between 2014 and 2018, the annual prevalence of diagnosed nonspecific back pain in public primary health care increased from 4.8% to 6.0% (26% increase, P < 0.001, CI 25–27%). In 2018, the one-year prevalence was 7.2% among women and 4.8% among men (50% difference, P = 0.001, CI 49–52%). The one-year prevalence increased by age, and the highest figure (11%) was seen in the age group of 80–84. Low back pain, M54.5, was the most common sub-diagnosis. The one-year prevalence was significantly higher (P < 0.001) among women in all the M54 sub-diagnoses. Conclusion: The one-year prevalence of diagnosed nonspecific back pain was 6% in public primary health care in 2018 and has increased since 2014. Women were diagnosed considerably more frequently than men. Publicly funded rehabilitation efforts, as well as actions focusing on the prevention of back pain, is probably money well spent.

scholarly journals Pain drawings, interpreter support and clinical findings among immigrant patients on sick leave in Swedish primary health care

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Löfvander
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Sick Leave ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Psychosocial Stressors ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Pain Drawing ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
One Year

Abstract Aim: To evaluate the spread of pain and its correlates among immigrant patients on sick leave. Background: Backache, outspread pain and sick-leave questions are problematic to handle primary health care, especially in multicultural settings. Methods: Two hundred and thirty-five patients 20–45 years on paid sick leave (59% women, 93% foreign-born, mostly non-Europeans). Many had little formal education. One-third had professional interpreter support. The patients pointed out on their bodies where they felt pain. This information was transferred on a pain drawing [pain drawing fields (PDFs) 0–18] by a doctor. Major depression and psychosocial stressors were assessed using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Nociceptive locations for pain were established (pain-sites 0–18). Dependent variable was the number of PDFs. Independent variables were social data, sick leave, interpreter, depression, stress levels and number of pain sites. Calculations were done using descriptive methods and multi-variable linear regression in full models, by gender. Findings: Many patients had depression (51% women versus 32% men). A majority were exposed to psychosocial stressors. Women had more PDFs, in median 5 [inter-quartile ranges (IQR) 4–8] versus men 3 (IQR 2–5), and also more pain sites, in median 3 (IQR 2–5) versus men in median 2 (IQR 1–3). For men, the regression calculations revealed that numbers of PDFs associated only with increasing numbers of pain sites (B 0.871 P < 0.001). For women, this association was weaker (B 0.364, P < 0.001), with significant values also for age (B 0.103) and sick leave > one year (B 0.767, P = 0.010), and a negative predicting value for interpreter support (B −1.198, P < 0.043). To conclude, PDFs associated often with somatic findings but varied much among the women. This implies potential problems regarding cause, function and sick leave questions. However, support by professional interpreters may facilitate a shared understanding with immigrant women having long-standing pain.

scholarly journals The effect of problem-based learning after coronary heart disease – A randomised study in primary health care (COR-PRIM)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Kärner Köhler ◽  
Tiny Jaarsma ◽  
Pia Tingström ◽  
Staffan Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Coronary Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
One Year ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Background The hypothesis tested was that one year of problem-based learning (PBL) improves patients’ self-efficacy, and empowerment to change self-care significantly compared to one year of standardised home-sent patient information after an event of coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods We randomly assigned 157 patients (78% male; age 68±8.5 years) with CHD verified by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (70.1%) or coronary artery by-pass surgery (CABG) and CABG+PCI or myocardial infarction (29.9%) to either PBL (experimental group; n = 79) or home-sent patient information group (controls; n = 78). The PBL intervention consisted of a patient education in primary health care by trained district nurses who tutored groups of 6-9 patients on 13 occasions over one year. Controls received home- sent patient information on 11 occasions during the study year. Results At the one-year follow-up, the primary outcome, patient empowerment, did not significantly differ between the experimental group and controls. We found no significant differences between the groups regarding the secondary outcomes e.g. self-efficacy, although we found significant differences for body mass index (BMI) [-0.17 (SD 1.5) vs. 0.50 (SD 1.6), P=0.033 ], body weight [-0.83 (SD 4.45 vs. 1.14 kg (SD 4.85), P=0.026 ] and HDL cholesterol [0.1 (SD 0.7) vs. 0.0 mmol/L (SD 0.3), P=0.038 ] for the experimental group compared to controls. Conclusions The PBL and the home-sent patient information interventions had similar results regarding patient empowerment. However, PBL exhibited significant effects on weight loss, BMI, and HDL cholesterol levels, indicating that the PBL intervention positively affected risk factors compared to the home-sent patient information intervention. Trial registration : NCT01462799 (August 2019, date last accessed) Keywords: Problem-based learning, Coronary Heart Disease, Primary Health Care, Patient empowerment, Risk factors, Self-care

scholarly journals MUSCLE ADVERSE EVENTS AMONG USERS OF SIMVASTATIN IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE: COLLABORATIVE DRUG THERAPY MANAGEMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Marcos Francisco Pereira Lobrigatte ◽  
Glauco de Mello Nogueira ◽  
Vinícius João Navarini ◽  
Márcia Terezinha Lonardoni Crozatti ◽  
Jorge Juarez Vieira Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Creatine Kinase ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Drug Therapy ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Therapy Management ◽  
Drug Therapy Management ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
One Year

Collaborative drug therapy management in primary health care involves communication among the physician, pharmacist and user of simvastatin and can result in safer results regarding patient wellbeing. The aim of the study was to investigate muscle adverse events and risk factors related to simvastatin. For patients who developed muscle adverse events, collaborative drug therapy management was performed in an attempt to resolve the symptoms. A non-randomized case study was conducted at the single basic health unit in the city of Peabiru, Parana, Brazil, for a period of one year. Patients were interviewed using a structured form. To confirm muscle adverse events, the patient was referred to a physician and submitted to the suspension and return to treatment. Thyroid-stimulating hormone, creatine kinase and alanine aminotransferase exams were performed. A sample of 148 users of simvastatin was selected. Eleven patients had some type of simvastatin-associated muscle adverse event (myopathy), among whom seven had muscle symptoms (myalgia) and four had elevated creatine kinase, but were asymptomatic (asymptomatic myopathy). Collaborative drug therapy management focused on simvastatin for five patients with myalgia led to improvements in the quality of life of two patients. EVENTOS ADVERSOS MUSCULARES ENTRE USUÁRIOS DE SINVASTATINA NA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA EM SAÚDE: MANEJO COLABORATIVO DE TERAPIA MEDICAMENTOSA Resumo: O manejo colaborativo de tratamento medicamentoso em atenção primária envolve a comunicação entre o médico, farmacêutico e o usuário de sinvastatina e pode levar a resultados mais seguros, favorecendo o bem-estar do paciente. O objetivo do estudo foi investigar eventos adversos musculares e fatores de risco para tais eventos, relacionados à sinvastatina. Para os pacientes que desenvolveram eventos adversos musculares, o manejo colaborativo foi realizada de forma a resolver os sintomas. Um estudo de caso não randomizado foi realizado na única unidade básica de saúde na cidade de Peabiru, Paraná, Brasil, por um período de um ano. Os pacientes foram entrevistados por meio de um formulário estruturado. Para confirmar os eventos adversos musculares, o paciente era encaminhado ao médico, sendo submetido à suspensão e retorno da sinvastatina. Foram realizadas dosagens do hormônio tireoestimulante, creatina quinase e alanina aminotransferase. Uma amostra de 148 usuários de simvastatina foi selecionada. Do grupo estudado, 11 pacientes tiveram algum tipo de evento adverso muscular (miopatia) associada à sinvastatina, entre os quais sete tiveram sintomas musculares (mialgia) e quatro apresentaram elevação da creatina quinase, mas eram assintomáticos (miopatia assintomática). O manejo colaborativo de terapia medicamentosa focada na sinvastatina para cinco pacientes com mialgia levou a melhoria na qualidade de vida de dois pacientes. Palavras-chave: Evento adverso; Manejo da terapia medicamentosa; Doença muscular; Atenção primária em saúde; Sinvastatina.

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