Musculoskeletal pain and quality of life in mothers of children with microcephaly, due to congenital Zika virus syndrome.
Letycia Monteiro Cavalcanti AraújoVinícius J Guimarães-do-CarmoTácia Gabriela V S AndradeSabrina Cavalcanti ClaudinoDiego Moura SoaresLetycia Monteiro Cavalcanti AraújoPublished in: Child: care, health and development (2022)
A high prevalence of musculoskeletal pain was observed in mothers of children with microcephaly, with a higher prevalence and intensity in the lumbar spine. The domains related to physical and emotional health presented the worst scores in the quality of life of the evaluated mothers and the presence of musculoskeletal pain reduced the quality of life of the mothers of children with microcephaly in this study.