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Mara Solange Gomes Dellaroza,Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos Pimenta,Tiemi Matsuo,Mara Solange Gomes Dellaroza,Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos Pimenta,Tiemi Matsuo,

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of chronic pain in elderly municipal employees (n = 451) in Londrina, Paraná State, Brazil, and to characterize the pain in relation to: location, intensity, duration of episode, periodicity, and most frequent time of day. Data were collected using home interviews. Chronic pain was defined as lasting > six months and the elderly were defined as > or = 60 years of age. Overall prevalence of chronic pain was 51.44%, involving mostly the back (21.73%) and lower limbs (21.5%). Back pain was described as daily (31.63%), continuous, or lasting 1-6 hours (19.39%), mild (50%), and without a specific time of day (56.12%). Pain in the lower limbs was described as daily (42.27%), of variable duration (32.99%) or continuous (22.68%), mild (53.61%), and without a specific time of day (48.45%). The study showed a high prevalence of chronic pain in the elderly, with characteristics that can interfere in their quality of life, causing unnecessary suffering.

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Journal: Cadernos de saúde pública / Ministério da Saúde, F

VOLUME: 23

Page Numbers: 1151-60

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ISSN: 0102-311X

DAY: 8

MONTH: May

YEAR: 2007

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AFFILIATION: Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brasil. maradellaroza@dilk.com.br

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