Short and long-term predictors of pain severity and interference in primary care patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic pain and depression are frequent comorbidities in primary care. Depression among other psychosocial factors play a role in the clinical course of chronic pain.

Objective

To study the short and long-term predictive factors of severity and interference of chronic pain in primary care patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and major depression.

Methods

Longitudinal study of a cohort of 317 patients. The outcomes are severity and functional interference of pain (Brief Pain Inventory) measured at 3 and 12 months. We performed multivariate linear regression models to estimate the effects the explanatory baseline variables on the outcomes.

Results

83% participants were women; average age was 60.3 years (SD = 10.2). In multivariate models, baseli

SUBMITTER: Rambla C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10074832 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature