Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and health-related quality of life in a Maroon and Kalinya Indigenous rural village in Suriname.
Nancy Ho-A-ThamB Ting-A-KeeN StruyfJ de Almeida MelloWim DankaertsY VanlandewijckPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)
In this first study, a high prevalence for MSCs was reported in an Indigenous and Maroon rural community in Suriname. MSCs and comorbidities had a significant negative impact on HRQoL. PA was associated with higher self-reported HRQoL.