Coexistence of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Depressive Symptoms and Their Combined and Individual Effects on Onset of Disability in Older Adults: A Cohort Study

Coexistence of chronic musculoskeletal pain and depressive symptoms is common, and their combined effect on adverse events warrants investigation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the individual and combined effect of chronic musculoskeletal pain and depressive symptoms on the onset of disability, which is a crucial outcome in older adults.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - May 30, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Shunsuke Murata, Rei Ono, Junichi Omata, Tatsuya Endo, Koji Otani Tags: Original Study Source Type: research