Uso de analgésicos em adultos que padecen dolores: prevalência y factores asociados, Turquia
OBJECTIVE: Use of analgesics has been increasingly recognized as a major public health issue with important consequences in Turkey. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and patterns of analgesics usage and associated factors in adults with pain complaints. METHODS: A cross-sect...
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| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Estado: | Published version |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2009 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | USP |
| Repositorio: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/32578 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/32578 |
| Nivel de acceso: | Acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Adulto Dor^i2^sprevenção & contr Analgésicos^i2^sadministração & dosa Analgésicos^i2^suso terapêut Fatores Socioeconômicos Estudos Transversais Turquia Dolor^i3^sprevención & cont Analgésicos^i3^sadministración & dosificac Analgésicos^i3^suso terapéut Factores Socioeconómicos Estudios Transversales Adult Pain^i1^sprevention & cont Analgesics^i1^sadministration & dos Analgesics^i1^stherapeutic Socioeconomic Factors Cross-Sectional Studies Turkey |
| Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: Use of analgesics has been increasingly recognized as a major public health issue with important consequences in Turkey. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and patterns of analgesics usage and associated factors in adults with pain complaints. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 15 cities selected from five demographic regions in Turkey. The study sample population comprised 1.909 adults 18-65 age groups suffering from pain. The sampling method was multi-step stratified weighted quota-adjusted sampling. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured survey questionnaire consisting of 28 questions. Odds ratios were produced by logistic regression analyses. RESULTS: The prevalence of analgesic use was 73.1%, and it was higher in females (75.7%; p |
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