PMID- 23830736
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140630
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 1885-1398 (Electronic)
IS  - 1699-258X (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 5
DP  - 2013 Sep-Oct
TI  - Knowledge on musculoskeletal diseases by the Spanish population.
PG  - 274-80
LID - S1699-258X(13)00101-0 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.reuma.2013.04.007 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To explore knowledge on musculoskeletal-diseases (MSDs) by the Spanish 
      population. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of the general population 
      (> 18 years) using a telephone survey of 1,009 subjects stratified by habitat 
      size, age, sex, and geographic area. A structured questionnaire was used to 
      collect information on the subjects, their general knowledge of MSDs (GK), their 
      specific knowledge of particular MSDs (SK), and their knowledge of their social 
      impact (KSI). Synthetic indicators of the level of knowledge were used to 
      analyze, using univariate and multivariate models, variables associated to the 
      level of knowledge. RESULTS: The KSI level ranges from medium-high (mean: 0.62 +/- 
      0.16 out of 1), suggesting that most subjects recognize MSDs as disabling 
      conditions which affect the ability to work and have a high personal and social 
      cost. The GK level is intermediate (mean: 0.50 +/- 0.17); 60% of subjects know 
      something about MSDs, but 54% state that their information is poor/very poor. The 
      SK level is low (mean: 0.18 +/- 0.10), and there are some MSDs that are little 
      known (lupus, spondylitis). Being male or retired or having a MSD is associated 
      to a greater knowledge of MSDs. CONCLUSION: The Spanish population has a medium 
      level of knowledge of the frequency and extent to which MSDs affect performance 
      of activities by those who suffer them. They identify them adequately and have a 
      GK of their symptoms, but have little information about them. The level of 
      knowledge varies depending on social and demographic factors and on whether or 
      not the subject has direct or indirect experience of what a MSD means.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Espana, S.L. All rights reserved.
FAU - Lazaro, Pablo
AU  - Lazaro P
AD  - Tecnicas Avanzadas de Investigacion en Servicios de Salud, Madrid, Spain. 
      plazaro@taiss.com
FAU - Alfaro, Noelia
AU  - Alfaro N
FAU - Mendez, Jose Ignacio
AU  - Mendez JI
FAU - Garcia-Vicuna, Rosario
AU  - Garcia-Vicuna R
FAU - Jover, Juan Angel
AU  - Jover JA
FAU - Sevilla, Jordi
AU  - Sevilla J
FAU - Gabriele, Giovanna
AU  - Gabriele G
LA  - eng
LA  - spa
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20130702
PL  - Spain
TA  - Reumatol Clin
JT  - Reumatologia clinica
JID - 101293923
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Musculoskeletal Diseases
MH  - Spain
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Young Adult
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Conocimiento poblacional
OT  - Cross-sectional study
OT  - Encuesta
OT  - Enfermedades musculo-esqueleticas
OT  - Estudio transversal
OT  - Musculoskeletal diseases
OT  - Population knowledge
OT  - Survey
EDAT- 2013/07/09 06:00
MHDA- 2014/07/01 06:00
CRDT- 2013/07/09 06:00
PHST- 2012/12/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/03/29 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2013/04/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/07/09 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/07/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/07/01 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1699-258X(13)00101-0 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.reuma.2013.04.007 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Reumatol Clin. 2013 Sep-Oct;9(5):274-80. doi: 10.1016/j.reuma.2013.04.007. Epub 
      2013 Jul 2.