Chronic pain-mental health comorbidity and excess prevalence of health risk behaviours: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic musculoskeletal pain and anxiety/depression are significant public health problems. We hypothesised that adults with both conditions constitute a group at especially high risk of future cardiovascular health outcomes.

Aim

To determine whether having comorbid chronic musculoskeletal pain and anxiety/depression is associated with the excess prevalence of selected known cardiovascular health risk behaviours.

Method

A cross-sectional survey of adults aged 35+ years randomly sampled from 26 GP practice registers in West Midlands, England. Respondents were classified into four groups based on self-reported presence/absence of chronic musculoskeletal pain (pain present on most days for six months) and anxiety or depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression

SUBMITTER: Lumley S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11022513 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature