Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and rheumatic diseases in an Argentinean indigenous Wichi community.
Vicente JuárezRosana Maris QuintanaMaría Elena CrespoMariana AciarEmilio BuschiazzoNatalia L CucchiaroEugenia PiccoMario RuizJosé Adolfo SánchezRodolfo FrancoNatalia EstrellaSilvia JorgeCinthya RetamozoAdriana M R SilvestreVanina GarcíaIngris Pelaez-BallestasBernardo A Pons EstelPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2020)
RA prevalence was 3.2%, one of the highest reported using the COPCORD methodology in indigenous and non-indigenous peoples in Latin America, with a high percentage of family cases. Pain and functional capacity were the variables allowing patients' early referral to a specialist. Key Points • The RA prevalence was 3.2%, one of the highest reported using COPCORD methodology in indigenous and non-indigenous peoples in Latin America. • The patients with RA had high percentage of familiar history of RA. • The pain and functional capacity were the variables associated with a diagnosis of any rheumatic disease and should be considered for early referral. • The mean of the delay in the diagnosis was 5.8 years. In this community, the lack of the "migration health" phenomenon may be a social determinant that negatively impacts their health.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- healthcare
- mental health
- risk factors
- disease activity
- chronic pain
- public health
- end stage renal disease
- primary care
- ankylosing spondylitis
- pain management
- chronic kidney disease
- neuropathic pain
- newly diagnosed
- interstitial lung disease
- ejection fraction
- health information
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- systemic sclerosis
- risk assessment
- patient reported
- human health