Acute and chronic back pain in adults and elderly in southern Brazil: A population-based study

portuguesObjetivos: determinar a prevalencia de dores aguda e cronica nas costas e fatores associados e identificar as consequencias dessas dores em adultos e idosos no Sul do Brasil.Metodos: estudo transversal realizado em 2019, em Criciuma, Santa Catarina, em individuos com 18 anos ou mais. Dor aguda foi a dor nas regioes cervical, toracica ou lombar nao superior a tres meses e dor cronica como dor por tres meses ou mais. Foram realizadas analises bivariadas e regressao logistica multinomial.Resultados: entre os 820 participantes, a prevalencia de dor nas costas foi de 67,0%, dor aguda 39,3% (IC 95%: 35,5% a 43,3%) e dor cronica 27,4% (IC 95%: 24,5% a 30,4%). A dor aguda nas costas foi associada a mulheres, sobrepeso, obesidade e a disturbio musculoesqueletico relacionado ao trabalho/lesao por esforco repetitivo, enquanto a dor cronica, foi constatada majoritariamente em mulheres, tendo relacao com sedentarismo, quedas, disturbio musculoesqueletico relacionado ao trabalho/lesao por esforco repetitivo e artrite/reumatismo.Conclusoes: a dor aguda mais associada a excesso de peso/obesidade e a dor cronica contribuiu para o absenteismo e procura pelos servicos de saude. EnglishAims: to determine the prevalence of acute and chronic back pain and associated factors and identify the consequences of this pain in adults and the elderly in southern Brazil.Methods: cross-sectional study conducted in 2019, in Criciuma, Santa Catarina, in individuals aged 18 and over. Acute back pain was pain in the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar regions not exceeding 3 months and chronic pain as pain for 3 months or more. Bivariate analyzes and multinomial logistic regression were performed.Results: among the 820 participants, the prevalence of back pain was 67.0%, acute pain 39.3% (95% CI: 35.5% to 43.3%) and chronic pain 27.4% (95% CI: 24.5% to 30.4%). Acute back pain was associated with women, overweight, obesity, and with WMSD/RSI, while chronic pain chronic pain was found mostly in women, being related to leisure inactivity ...were female, leisure inactivity, falls, Work-related musculoskeletal disorder/repetitive strain injury, and arthritis/rheumatism.Conclusions: acute pain was greater among overweight/obese and chronic pain contribute to absenteeism and demand for health services.