Prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and health-related quality of life in a Maroon and Kalinya Indigenous rural village in Suriname

• Published in: Quality of life research Vol. 32; no. 7; pp. 1955 - 1970
• Main Authors: Ho-A-Tham, N., Ting-A-Kee, B., Struyf, N., de Almeida Mello, J., Dankaerts, W., Vanlandewijck, Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.07.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Alcohol use; Body mass index; COPCORD; Cross-Sectional Studies; Epidemiology; Humans; Indigenous peoples; Lifestyles; Maroons; Medicin/Teknik; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine/Technology; Musculoskeletal complaints; Prevalence; Public Health; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Quality of Life Research; Rural areas; Rural Population; Sociology; Suriname; Suriname - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Suriname; Suriname; Maroons; Musculoskeletal complaints; COPCORD; Epidemiology; Indigenous peoples

Purpose Musculoskeletal complaints (MSCs), a leading contributor to disability worldwide, have a major impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Poor general health related to lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption and physical inactivity can lead to a higher risk to suffer M...