Estimating the cost and epidemiology of mild to severe chronic pain associated with osteoarthritis in England: a retrospective analysis of linked primary and secondary care data.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 10% of adults in the UK. Despite over one-third of people with OA experiencing chronic pain, few studies have examined the population-level impact of chronic pain associated with OA. We compared resource-use and epidemiological outcomes in patients with mild, moderate and severe chronic OA-associated pain and matched controls without known OA.

Design

Retrospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study (July 2008 to June 2019).

Setting

Electronic records extracted from Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD primary care linked to Hospital Episode Statistics (HES).

Participants

Patients (cases; n=23 016) aged ≥18 years with chronic OA-associated pain. Controls (n=23 016) without OA or chronic pain matched on age, sex, c

SUBMITTER: Lohan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10689390 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature