Pain over the adult life course: 15 ‐year pain trajectories—The Doetinchem Cohort Study

ConclusionsA substantial part of the population reports pain over a long period of their life course and long ‐term trajectories of pain may reflect phenotypes that may be relevant to take into account in pain management. Several risk factors, such as short‐sleep duration, smoking, obesity and poor perceived or mental health may be relevant in recognizing those with pain, and tackling these may contribu te to the prevention of pain over the life course.SignificanceAsking adults about pain every 5  years over a 15‐year period shows that almost one‐third never reported pain and one‐fifth persistent pain. “Persistent” and “developing” pain is associated with smoking, obesity and short sleep duration. Long‐term pain trajectories may reflect relevant pain phenotypes.
Source: European Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research