By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- New research on Musculoskeletal Diseases and Conditions - Chronic Pain is the subject of a report. According to news reporting from Oulu, Finland, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “The Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire (OMPSQ) was developed to identify patients at risk of developing work disability due to pain. So far, neither the OMPSQ or its short version (OMSPQ-short) have been tested in population-based samples.”
The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Oulu University Hospital, “We examined the associations between several well-known determinants for chronic pain and OMPSQ-Short Score. Cross-sectional study. All measurements and tests were made at the University of Oulu. Subjects belonging to the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 answered a questionnaire at the age of 46 years (N.=5637). The questionnaire included the OMPSQ-short as well as questions about smoking, education, location, number of pain sites, and physical activity. In addition, body weight and height were measured in order to calculate the Body Mass Index. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, reporting 4-5 pain sites (females OR 3.4; males 3.0), >= 6 pain sites (females OR 12.4; males 7.4) and current smoking (females 1.8; males 2.6) were associated with being classified into the OMPSQ high risk group. In females, also obesity (OR 1.6) and less than 9 years of education (2.7) were associated with higher OMPSQ Score. The frequency of physical activity was not associated with the OMPSQ Score. High number of pain sites and smoking among both genders, and obesity and low education level among females is associated with higher OMPSQ scores. Therefore, the OMPSQ-short may be a working instrument for also screening the general population.”
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: Results of this study may improve the detection of patients at high risk of developing work disability due to pain.”
For more information on this research see: OMPSQ-Short Score and determinants of chronic pain: cross-sectional results from a middle-aged birth cohort. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine , 2018;54(1):34-40. European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine can be contacted at: Edizioni Minerva Medica, Corso Bramante 83-85 Int Journals Dept., 10126 Turin, Italy.
Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting O. Ruokolainen, Oulu Univ Hosp, Oulu, Finland. Additional authors for this research include J. Auvinen, S.J. Linton, S. Herrala, P. Eskola, M. Paananen, R. Korpelainen and J. Karppinen.
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CITATION: (2018-04-28), Data on Chronic Pain Reported by Researchers at Oulu University Hospital (OMPSQ-Short Score and determinants of chronic pain: cross-sectional results from a middle-aged birth cohort), Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 578, ISSN: 1532-4664, BUTTER® ID: 015541403
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