Mediating impact of sleep quality and duration on the relationship between socio-economic conditions and pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep-related problems exhibit strong social patterning and are associated with pain; however, their mediating role in socio-economic inequities in pain remains largely unknown. We aim to assess the extent to which life course socio-economic inequities in pain experience and severity are mediated through sleep quality and duration.

Methods

We used data from 1719 individuals [52.0% women; mean age 60.1 years (SD 9.1)] from the Swiss CoLaus|PsyCoLaus study, with both sleep measures at baseline (2009-2012) and pain measures at follow-up (2014-2017). Life course socio-economic conditions were assessed by using the father's and individual's occupational position, educational level, and income. Potential mediators included self-reported sleep quality (measured by using

SUBMITTER: Khalatbari-Soltani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12576963 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature