Pain intensity and psychological distress show different associations with interference and lack of life control: A clinical registry-based cohort study of >40,000 chronic pain patients from SQRP.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both chronic pain and depressive and/or anxiety symptoms are associated with negative impacts on daily living, including interference and lack of life control. However, little is known about how pain and psychological distress affect these impacts.

Aim

The first aim was to assess how pain intensity, psychological distress, and social support interact with interference and lack of life control. A second aim was to investigate whether the strength of these relationships is moderated by the presence or absence of depression and/or anxiety.

Subjects and methods

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), which are available in the Swedish Quality Registry for Pain Rehabilitation (SQRP), were retrieved for patients with chronic pain (N = 40,184). A theoret

SUBMITTER: Gerdle B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10017552 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature