Open AccessChronic musculoskeletal pain among elderly in rural Tamil Nadu: Mixed-method study
Author(s) -
S. Kirubakaran,
Amol R Dongre
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_290_17
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , physical therapy , respondent , qualitative research , cluster sampling , logistic regression , health care , population , environmental health , social science , sociology , economic growth , political science , law , economics
(1) To determine the prevalence of chronic pain of musculoskeletal origin at different body sites among elderly (≥60 years). (2) To study the determinants of chronic pain and the healthcare seeking behavior among elderly with chronic pain. (3) To explore the perceptions of chronic pain among elderly.