Association between widespread pain and psychosocial factors in people with knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study of patients from primary care in Denmark.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The relationship between psychosocial factors and bodily pain in people with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is unclear.

Purpose

To examine whether widespread pain was associated with poorer self-efficacy, more anxiety, depression, and kinesiophobia in people with KOA.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study based on data from Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D®). The association between widespread pain (multiple pain sites) and self-efficacy (Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale), anxiety and depression (item from the EQ-5D-5 L), and kinesiophobia (yes/no) was examined using multiple linear tobit or logistic regression models.

Results

Among 19,323 participants, 10% had no widespread pain, 37% had 2 pain sites, 26% had 3-4 pain sites, and 27% had 

SUBMITTER: Peral Perez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11956779 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature