title: [Pain and functionality in primary health care].
abstract: Musculoskeletal pain and functionality are linked to the individual health and, thus, influence the mode of interaction between individuals and between them and the environment that surrounds them. However, there are not many studies that question such health issues concerning the population in general, especially when we look at these issues from the basic care point of view. The aim of this article is to present initial data on the subject of pain and functionality in individuals with musculoskeletal complaints enrolled in a primary care unit and prompt a discussion on how complete the services provided by these units are. This study was carried out in a primary care unit and various households, among subjects aging 20 years or older. A functionality assessment tool and a Visual Analogue Scale were applied, and social and demographic issues were also considered. By using these tools, it was made an attempt to evaluate the profile of individuals in association with their degree of musculoskeletal pain and the degree of functionality in the activities of their daily lives, ages and occupations. We found a predominance of women in both groups: 84.37% and 81.25%, respectively. Nearly half of all people with musculoskeletal pain were housewives, and the average age between groups was over 55.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, 59072-970. mthmata@gmail.com
authors.forename: Matheus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Sousa Mata
authors.forename: Fabrícia Azevêdo
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: da Costa
authors.forename: Túlio Oliveira
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Ádala Nayana
authors.initials: ÁN
authors.lastname: de Sousa Mata
authors.forename: Jaqueline Fernandes
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Pontes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011320:Primary Health Care; D055815:Young Adult