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Autor(es): | Stankunas, M Stankunas, M Soares, JFJ Stankuniene, A Gabriella Melchiorre, M Torres-Gonzales, F |
Título: | Differences in reporting somatic complaints in elderly by education level |
Data de publicação: | 2013 |
Resumo: | Aim: To evaluate the association between somatic complaints and education level among elders in selected European countries. Methods: Cross-sectional study among randomly selected community dwelling persons aged 60–84 years from seven cities in Europe: Ancona (Italy), Athens (Greece), Granada (Spain), Kaunas (Lithuania), Stuttgart (Germany), Porto (Portugal) and Stockholm (Sweden). Somatic complaints were measured with the 24-item version of the Giessen Complaint List (GBB-24). A regression analysis was done to investigate the association between education and somatic complaints. Results. The mean GBB-24 scale was 16.3±14.9. The most common complaints were pain in joints and limbs (29.6%), back-pain (24.1%), heaviness or tiredness in the legs (19.1%) and general tiredness (15.7%). Respondents with less than primary education reported higher levels of somatic symptoms compared to those with university degree. A regression analysis showed that higher education (OR=0.69) and being male (OR=0.48) were associated with a decreased risk for high levels of somatic complaints, and the opposite for older age (OR=1.03) and being single/divorced/window (OR=1.28). Conclusions: The results indicate that less educated elders are more likely to expressed somatic complaints. |
Assunto: | Somatic complaints - Elderly |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10216/114675 |
Fonte: | Cent Eur J Med, vol. 8(1), p. 125-131 |
Tipo de Documento: | Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
Condições de Acesso: | openAccess |
Aparece nas coleções: | ISPUP - Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
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