Association between pain expansion, physical activity, strength, motor problems and frailty risk in middle-aged and older European people: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Widespread or all over pain (AOP) can affect daily life by reducing functional capacity and fitness, and increases motor difficulties (MD), frailty and dependence more severely than localized pain. Physical activity (PA) may be related to hand grip strength (HGS), MD and frailty in people with AOP.

Material and methods

This cross-sectional study, based on data from the SHARE Wave 9 survey 2021-22, in middle-aged and older European people with pain had as objectives: 1) To analyse the relationships between pain type (localized vs all over), HGS, MD and frailty; 2) To assess the associations between PA and HGS, MD and frailty in people with AOP; 3) To analyse risk factors for MD and frailty in people with AOP.

Results

People with AOP presented the highest p

SUBMITTER: Denche-Zamorano A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12552354 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature