Automedicación en individuos de la Región de la Araucanía con problemas musculoesqueléticos

Background Self-medication is a common behavior in the general population, specially among those suffering from chronic pain. Aim: To study the prevalence and characteristics of self medication. Subjects and Methods: Aiming to know the prevalence and features of self medication, a structured intervi...

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Autores principales:	Riedemann G,J Pablo, Illesca P,Mónica, Droghetti R,Jacqueline
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2001
Materias:	Antiinflammatory agents, non-steroidal Pain Self administration Self medication
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0034-988720010006000082001-09-24Automedicación en individuos de la Región de la Araucanía con problemas musculoesqueléticosRiedemann G,J PabloIllesca P,MónicaDroghetti R,Jacqueline Antiinflammatory agents, non-steroidal Pain Self administration Self medication Background Self-medication is a common behavior in the general population, specially among those suffering from chronic pain. Aim: To study the prevalence and characteristics of self medication. Subjects and Methods: Aiming to know the prevalence and features of self medication, a structured interview was applied to 272 out of 419 individuals from the general population, that reported musculoskeletal symptoms. Results: Sixty five percent of those interviewed recognised self medication. No gender differences were observed and there was a trend towards a higher frequency of self medication among older individuals. The frequency of self-medication was higher in low socioeconomic groups, subjects with long lasting pain, those with more severe pain and among subjects with a previous prescription. The drugs more frequently used were dipyrone, piroxicam and aspirin. The average daily piroxicam dose reported was 27 mg. Self medication was not associated with the labor condition of the subjects or the time of occurrence of symptoms. Conclusions: Self medication is a frequent behavior, particularly among low socio-economic groups and those with long lasting and more severe pain (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 129: 647-52info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.129 n.6 20012001-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872001000600008es10.4067/S0034-98872001000600008
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language	Spanish / Castilian
topic	Antiinflammatory agents, non-steroidal Pain Self administration Self medication
spellingShingle	Antiinflammatory agents, non-steroidal Pain Self administration Self medication Riedemann G,J Pablo Illesca P,Mónica Droghetti R,Jacqueline Automedicación en individuos de la Región de la Araucanía con problemas musculoesqueléticos
description	Background Self-medication is a common behavior in the general population, specially among those suffering from chronic pain. Aim: To study the prevalence and characteristics of self medication. Subjects and Methods: Aiming to know the prevalence and features of self medication, a structured interview was applied to 272 out of 419 individuals from the general population, that reported musculoskeletal symptoms. Results: Sixty five percent of those interviewed recognised self medication. No gender differences were observed and there was a trend towards a higher frequency of self medication among older individuals. The frequency of self-medication was higher in low socioeconomic groups, subjects with long lasting pain, those with more severe pain and among subjects with a previous prescription. The drugs more frequently used were dipyrone, piroxicam and aspirin. The average daily piroxicam dose reported was 27 mg. Self medication was not associated with the labor condition of the subjects or the time of occurrence of symptoms. Conclusions: Self medication is a frequent behavior, particularly among low socio-economic groups and those with long lasting and more severe pain (Rev Méd Chile 2001; 129: 647-52
author	Riedemann G,J Pablo Illesca P,Mónica Droghetti R,Jacqueline
author_facet	Riedemann G,J Pablo Illesca P,Mónica Droghetti R,Jacqueline
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title	Automedicación en individuos de la Región de la Araucanía con problemas musculoesqueléticos
title_short	Automedicación en individuos de la Región de la Araucanía con problemas musculoesqueléticos
title_full	Automedicación en individuos de la Región de la Araucanía con problemas musculoesqueléticos
title_fullStr	Automedicación en individuos de la Región de la Araucanía con problemas musculoesqueléticos
title_full_unstemmed	Automedicación en individuos de la Región de la Araucanía con problemas musculoesqueléticos
title_sort	automedicación en individuos de la región de la araucanía con problemas musculoesqueléticos
publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate	2001
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Automedicación en individuos de la Región de la Araucanía con problemas musculoesqueléticos

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