Prevalence, burden of disease, and lost in health state utilities attributable to chronic musculoskeletal disorders and pain in Chile

BMC Public Health

Norberto Bilbeny¹  Cesar Carcamo¹  Manuel Espinoza²  Pedro Zitko³  Carlos Balmaceda⁴  Tomas Abbott⁴ 

[1] Asociación Chilena para el Estudio del Dolor, Santiago, Chile;Departamento de Salud Pública, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Diagonal Paraguay, 362, Piso 2, Santiago, Chile;Unidad de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias, Centro de Investigación Clínica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile;Department of Heath Service & Population Research, IoPPN, Kings College London, London, UK;Departamento de Salud Pública, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Diagonal Paraguay, 362, Piso 2, Santiago, Chile;Unidad de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias, Centro de Investigación Clínica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile;

关键词: Burden of disease;    Pain;    Musculoskeletal diseases;    Prevalence;    Outcome measures;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-021-10953-z

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMusculoskeletal disorders are a leading cause of disability adjusted life years (DALY) in the world. We aim to describe the prevalence and to compare the DALYs and loss of health state utilities (LHSU) attributable to common musculoskeletal disorders in Chile.MethodsWe used data from the Chilean National Health Survey carried out in 2016–2017. Six musculoskeletal disorders were detected through the COPCOPRD questionnaire: chronic musculoskeletal pain, chronic low back pain, chronic shoulder pain, osteoarthritis of hip and knee, and fibromyalgia. We calculated the DALY for each disorder for 18 sex and age strata, and LHSU following an individual and population level approaches. We also calculated the fraction of LHSU attributable to pain.ResultsChronic musculoskeletal pain disorder affects a fifth of the adult population, with a significant difference between sexes. Among specific musculoskeletal disorders highlights chronic low back pain with the highest prevalence. Musculoskeletal disorders are a significant cause of LHSU at the individual level, especially in the case of fibromyalgia. Chronic musculoskeletal pain caused 503,919 [283,940 - 815,132] DALYs in 2017, and roughly two hundred thousand LSHU at population level, which represents 9.7% [8.8–10.6] of the total LSHU occurred in that year. Discrepancy in the burden of musculoskeletal disorders was observed according to DALY or LSHU estimation. The pain and discomfort domain of LHSU accounted for around half of total LHSU in people with musculoskeletal disorders.ConclusionChronic musculoskeletal pain is a major source of burden and LHSU. Fibromyalgia should deserve more attention in future studies. Using the attributable fraction offers a straightforward and flexible way to explore the burden of musculoskeletal disorders.

【 授权许可】

CC BY