Chronic disease clusters and health-related quality of life among individuals with musculoskeletal pain: a Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is known to influence health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but the role of co-occurring chronic diseases in HRQoL in a MSK pain population has been less studied. This study aimed to evaluate (i) whether chronic disease clusters are related to HRQoL and (ii) whether these relationships differ in magnitude from those between the number of chronic diseases and HRQoL among people with MSK pain.

Material and methods

The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 and its 46-year data collection point were used. The chronic disease clusters for individuals reporting any MSK pain within the past year were previously formulated using latent class analysis and consisted of: Psychiatric (co-existing mental health disorder, substance use disorder, and as

SUBMITTER: Heikkala E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12268870 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature