Quantifying the population burden of musculoskeletal disorders, including impact on sickness absence: analysis of national Scottish data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) account for the greatest burden of years lived with disability globally. To prevent disability, good-quality services need to be commissioned, appropriate for local need. We analysed data collected systematically from a new musculoskeletal service serving 70% of the population of Scotland to evaluate: age- and sex-specific occurrence; anatomical distribution; and impact and effect on work ability.

Methods

A new centralized telephone-based triage for people with musculoskeletal disorders was set up in Scotland in 2015. Available to most of the population aged >16 years (>3 million people), data were collected systematically into a database detailing: anatomical site, nature of onset, duration, impact/risk (modified STarT score), dep

SUBMITTER: Walker-Bone K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9113281 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature