Musculoskeletal impairment among Syrian refugees living in Sultanbeyli, Turkey: prevalence, cause, diagnosis and need for related services and assistive products.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological data on musculoskeletal impairment (MSI) and related service and assistive product (AP) needs for displaced populations are lacking. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence, aetiology, and specific MSI diagnosis and the need for related services and APs among Syrian refugees living in Sultanbeyli, a district in Istanbul, Turkey.

Methods

A population-based survey used probability proportionate to size and compact segment sampling to select 80 clusters ('street') of 50 individuals (aged 2+), for total sample size of approximately 4000 participants. An updated version of the Rapid Assessment of MSI tool (RAM) was used to screen all participants using six questions. Any participant who screened positive underwent a standardised examination by a phy

SUBMITTER: Boggs D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8056489 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature