The relationship between lifecourse traumatic events and pain in an older rural South African population: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain in older adults is an increasing concern in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with literature suggesting an association with past traumatic events (TEs) in high-income settings. We aim to investigate this relationship in a population-representative sample of older adults with high burden of TEs in a rural South African community.

Methods

The Health and Aging in Africa: A longitudinal Study of an INDEPTH Community in South Africa (HAALSI) study collected data pain intensity, using the Brief Pain Inventory, and TEs with a 16-item questionnaire, from 2411 participants aged 40-79 in 2014-15. We used logistic regression models to test the association between TE exposure and self-reported pain status.

Results

TE experience was near-universal (99.1% e

SUBMITTER: Wang TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11649084 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature