Association between Depression and Mortality in Patients with Pain Conditions: A South Korean Nationwide Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Patients with pain conditions may experience depression that greatly complicates treatment. In this study, we examined risk factors for depression in patients with pain conditions and associations between depression and long-term mortality in such patients.

Materials and methods

Data from the National Health Insurance Service database in South Korea were used in this cohort study. A total of 2.5% of adult patients diagnosed with pain conditions in 2010 were selected using a stratified random sampling technique and included for analysis. We performed multivariate logistic regression modelling to identify risk factors associated with depression and multivariate Cox regression modelling to determine whether depression is associated with 10-year survival outcomes in pati

SUBMITTER: Oh TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10375244 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature