Table 2.
Prevalence of use of health services according to the absence and presence of musculoskeletal pain during/after SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 2021 (n= 2,919)
| Variable | Without musculoskeletal pain | Cervical | Upper limb | Thoracic | Lumbar | Lower limbs | Spine* | Body regions** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P% (95% CI) | ||||||||
| Primary Health Care | 27.7 (26.2-29.4) | 35.7 (30.4-41.4) | 37.7 (32.6-43.0) | 42.4 (35.8-48.9) | 40.2 (35.0-45.60 | 41.9 (37.1-46.9) | 36.6 (32.8-40.6) | 36.5 (33.3-39.9) |
| General Practitioner | 26.3 (24.7-28.0) | 29.8 (24.9-35.3) | 26.2 (21.8-31.1) | 26.4 (20.9-32.6) | 28.3 (23.7-33.4) | 32.1 (27.7-40.0) | 28.1 (24.6-31.9) | 27.4 (24.4-30.5) |
| Emergency Room | 2.6 (2.1-3.3) | 3.4 (1.8-6.2) | 2.6 (1.4-5.0) | 7.2 (4.5-11.5) | 3.6 (2.0-6.2) | 5.3 (3.5-8.1) | 4.3 (2.9-6.2) | 4.3 (3.1-5.9) |
| Emergency care unit | 9.7 (8.7-10.9) | 15.5 (11.8-20.1) | 18.8 (15.0-23.3) | 20.4 (15.5-26.2) | 18.4 (14.6-23.0) | 19.6 (15.9-23.8) | 15.9 (13.2-19.1) | 15.7 (13.4-18.4) |
| Specialist doctors | 20.3 (18.9-21.8) | 27.4 (22.6-32.8) | 29.4 (24.8-34.5) | 29.9 (24.1-36,3) | 25.9 (21.4-30.9) | 30.3 (25.9-35.0) | 25.6 (22.3-29.3) | 26.2 (23.3-29.4) |
| Specialized services | 24.7 (23.2-26.3) | 33.1 (28.0-38.7) | 33.1 (28.3-38.4) | 35.0 (28.9-41.6) | 30.7 (25.9-35.9) | 33.7 (29.1-38.5) | 30.2 (26.6-34.1) | 30.3 (27.2-33.5) |
| Pulmonologist | 7.3 (6.4-8.3) | 10.1 (7.1-14.2) | 10.3 (7.5-14.0) | 11.3 (7.7-16.2) | 8.4 (5.9-12.0) | 9.7 (7.1-13.0) | 8.7 (6.7-11.3) | 8.5 (6.7-10.6) |
| Cardiologist | 13.7 (12.5-15.0) | 17.2 (13.3-21.9) | 18.5 (14.7-23.0) | 22.2 (17.1-28.2) | 17.7 (14.0-22.2) | 21.6 (17.8-26.0) | 17.7 (14.9-21.1) | 18.5 (16.0-21.3) |
| Neurologist | 3.2 (2.7-4.0) | 6.1 (3.8-9.4) | 6.7 (4.5-10.0) | 7.2 (4.5-11.5) | 6.0 (4.0-9.1) | 7.6 (5.4-10.7) | 5.5 (3.9-7.6) | 5.3 (3.9-7.0) |
| Psychiatrist | 3.9 (3.3-4.7) | 6.4 (4.1-9.8) | 7.0 (4.7-10.3) | 7.2 (4.5-11.5) | 6.9 (4.6-10.2) | 6.4 (4.3-9.2) | 6.6 (4.9-9.0) | 6.1 (4.7-8.0) |
| Physiotherapist | 3.4 (2.8-4.2) | 4.4 (2.5-7.4) | 5.0 (3.1-7.9) | 5.4 (3.1-9.3) | 3.0 (1.6-5.5) | 6.4 (4.3-9.2) | 3.6 (2.3-5.4) | 4.2 (3.0-5.8) |
| Psychologist | 6.3 (5.5-7.3) | 9.8 (6.9-13.7) | 8.5 (6.0-12.0) | 11.4 (7.8-16.3) | 9.6 (6.9-13.3) | 8.9 (6.4-12.2) | 8.9 (6.8-11.5) | 8.1 (6.4-10.2) |
Specialist doctors: pulmonologist, neurologist, cardiologist, and psychiatrist
Specialized services: pulmonologist, neurologist, cardiologist, psychiatrist, physiotherapist, psychologist, and speech therapist
*Spine: cervical, thoracic and lumbar
**Body regions: cervical, upper limb, thoracic, lumbar and lower limbs