ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
Since the dawn of civilization, pain was and still is a major concern for humankind. It is estimated that 80% of the world population look for the health system due to pain complaints. American epidemiological studies show that 20% of adults assisted by primary health attention services suffer from chronic pain. This study aimed at identifying the incidence of pain in adults in the Primary Health Attention.
METHODS:
Documental research carried out in a family health unit of the city of Tupanatinga/PE. Sample was made up of medical charts of users (adults) registered in the Unit. A total of 1071 charts they analyzed. A verbal scale was used to evaluate the incidence of pain.
RESULTS:
According to the verbal scale, the prevalence of pain among users of the family health unit was 42%. Associating pain to gender, it was observed that there has been statistically significant association (p<0.001), where the presence of pain in women (69.1%) was more frequent as compared to males (30.9%).
CONCLUSION:
The results of this study show us the “scenario” of pain at the preferential “Gateway” of the Single Health System. The high incidence of pain in Primary Attention warns for the magnitude of the problem, making imperative to treat pain as a severe public health problem with social relevance.
Keywords:
Incidence; Pain; Primary attention