
Preventive Medicine Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 49, С. 102960 - 102960
Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2024
To investigate the prevalence of spine symptoms and disability, self-care care seeking behaviors in a random sample Indigenous adults residing Cross Lake, northern Manitoba, Canada. Orally administered survey Cree or English to representative Pimicikamak citizens from treaty (n = 150/1931 houses) non-treaty 20/92 land, between May July 2023. Questions 154) were derived 2018 First Nations Regional Health Survey, 2020 Canadian Community 2021 The Global Burden Disease study, covering demographics, symptoms, chronic conditions, activity limitations, general health, self-care, medication, satisfaction with care. We used descriptive cross-tabulations consulted community for data interpretation. was completed by 130 (65 % females, mean age, 48.4 years). Nearly all participants (89.6 %) reported having past four weeks, majority experiencing limitations lasting one day more due neck (77.9 low back pain (55.6 %). Chronic "sometimes often" limited activities daily living (52.8 74.1 respectively). two-third (65.4 did not have concomitant mood problems. Future preferred included (88.5 %), over-the- counter medication (64.6 seeing an allied provider (45.4 traditional healer (26.2 nurse medical doctor (22.3 Spine highly prevalent significantly impacted living. half respondents felt that they could benefit provided health providers.
Язык: Английский