Evaluation of pain, functional capacity and kinesiophobia in women in the chronic stage of chikungunya virus infection: A cross-sectional study in northeastern Brazil

• Published in: Acta tropica Vol. 199; p. 104853
• Main Authors: de Souza, Clécio Gabriel, da Costa, Jardson Faustino, de Sousa Dantas, Diego, de Abreu Freitas, Rodrigo Pegado, Lopes, Johnnatas Mikael, Okano, Alexandre Hideki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Activities of Daily Living; Arboviral diseases; Brazil; Chikungunya; Chikungunya Fever - complications; Chikungunya Fever - physiopathology; Chikungunya Fever - psychology; Chronic Disease; Chronic pain; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disability; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Pain - etiology; Phobic Disorders - etiology; Physical activity; Brazil; Disability; Chikungunya; Physical activity; Arboviral diseases; Chronic pain

•The level of pain ranged from moderate to severe according to Visual Analogic Scale.•A moderate level of disability was found for functional capacity.•Patients with chikungunya have moderate fear of voluntary movements.•It was found a correlation between pain and reduced functional capacity to time...