Pain trajectories in relation to incident functional limitation among older adults: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to identify pain trajectories and examine their associations with incident functional limitation in older adults, including activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL).

Design

A prospective cohort study.

Setting

Community-based setting in western China.

Participants

We included participants with pain score information during 2018-2022, no prevalent functional limitation by 2022, and sufficient follow-up data for functional limitation assessment during 2023-2024.

Measurements

Group-based trajectory modeling was applied to identify pain trajectories based on the Numeric Rating Scale pain scores. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess the association between pain trajectories and incident ADL and IAD

SUBMITTER: Xiang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12538691 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature