Chronic pain in the Chilean population: risk factors prevalence and cognitive associations.

ABSTRACT: Chronic pain (CP) is a global public health issue and a critical factor in the aging process. Chile, as one of the most aged countries in Latin America, presents a unique context for exploring CP and its associated factors. Despite its significance in aging, previous studies in the region often fail to comprehensively address key variables such as age, income, mood, mobility, diet, and cognitive skills, nor do they systematically investigate the relationship between CP and cognitive impairment. This study presents a comprehensive analysis of CP prevalence, related sociodemographic and health variables, and its link to cognitive impairment, using representative data of the Chilean population 15 years and older from the 2009-2010 and 2016-2017 Chilean National Health Surveys (CNHS). In the e

SUBMITTER: Hernandez H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12321896 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature