A case-series of patients with musculoskeletal conditions in an underserved community in Moca, Dominican Republic.
Purpose: To describe characteristics and activity limitations of new patients with musculoskeletal conditions presenting to the World Spine Care (WSC) clinic located in the underserved community of Moca, Dominican Republic. Methods: We conducted a prospective case series of consecutive adults betwee...
| Published in: | Chiropractic & Manual Therapies Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9 |
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BioMed Central
2/4/2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=141530996&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 141530996 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 2045709X BG1Z jtl: Chiropractic & Manual Therapies issn: 2045709X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2/4/2020 vid: 28 iid: 1 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 141530996 141530996 141530996 10.1186/s12998-019-0294-3 141530996 ppf: 1 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: A case-series of patients with musculoskeletal conditions in an underserved community in Moca, Dominican Republic. aug: au: da Silva-Oolup, Sophia Nordin, Margareta Stern, Paula Outerbridge, Geoff Côté, Pierre affil: Division of Graduate Education and Research Programs, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 6100 Leslie St, M2H 3J1, Toronto, Ontario, Canada sug: subj: Musculoskeletal Diseases Medically Underserved Dominican Republic Communities Dominican Republic Socioeconomic Factors Functional Status Self Report Quality of Life In Adulthood Human Funding Source Case Studies Dominican Republic Surveys Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale Scales Recovery Comorbidity Health Status Female Male Low Back Pain Activities of Daily Living Chronic Pain Depression Diagnosis Anxiety Diagnosis Mental Health Developing Countries Prospective Studies Consent Questionnaires Adult Middle Age Aged Aged, 80 and Over Descriptive Statistics Marital Status Educational Status Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over Female Male ab: Purpose: To describe characteristics and activity limitations of new patients with musculoskeletal conditions presenting to the World Spine Care (WSC) clinic located in the underserved community of Moca, Dominican Republic. Methods: We conducted a prospective case series of consecutive adults between October 12 and December 5, 2015. A survey of valid and reliable measures including: Body pain diagram, Wong-Baker FACES® pain rating scale, Spine Functional Index (SFI), Lower Limb Functional Index (LLFI), Upper Limb Functional Index (ULFI) and the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12v2) was administered to collect socio-demographics, expectation of recovery, comorbidities, and self-reported health status data. Results: Forty-two patients (23 females and 19 males) were included. The most common primary complaint was lower back pain (40.5%; 17/42) and 57% (24/42) of individuals reported pain that interfered with their ability to function and engage in daily activities. Half of the patients presented with two complaints. Complaints were similar between genders. Most patients (64%; 27/42) reported chronic pain (> 6 months) and 97% (41/42) reported believing that they would recover. Twenty-one percent (9/42) self-reported being diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety at some point in their life. In addition, most (57%; 24/42) individuals reported below average physical and mental health related quality of life. Conclusions: This study is the first to describe characteristics of patients seeking care at the WSC clinic in Moca, Dominican Republic. Most patients attending the clinic suffer from persistent spine complaints that interfere with their ability to function and engage in daily activities. Nevertheless, the patients have positive expectations of recovery. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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