Factors Associated With Pain Frequency Among Adults With Chronic Conditions

Chronic pain affects approximately 100 million Americans, but little is known about the factors associated with pain frequency. This article examines participants' sociodemographics, medical history, health care access and utilization, self-management barriers, and social support associated wit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pain and symptom management 2017-11, Vol.54 (5), p.619-627
Hauptverfasser: Robinson, Kayin T., Bergeron, Caroline D., Mingo, Chivon A., Meng, Lu, Ahn, SangNam, Towne, Samuel D., Ory, Marcia G., Smith, Matthew Lee
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Zusammenfassung:Chronic pain affects approximately 100 million Americans, but little is known about the factors associated with pain frequency. This article examines participants' sociodemographics, medical history, health care access and utilization, self-management barriers, and social support associated with pain frequency among a sample of middle-aged and older adults with one or more chronic condition. Data were from the National Council on Aging Chronic Care Survey. An ordinal regression model was fitted to examine factors associated with self-reported pain frequency. Having more chronic conditions (P 
ISSN:0885-3924
1873-6513
DOI:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.07.043