Shared-decision-making, trust in the healthcare system and health literacy are associated with self-reported pain levels: a population-based cross-sectional study in individuals living with a chronic health condition in Wales.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain is an invisible condition which has significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare system burden, and is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Pain is associated with negative health, health-system and social-economic consequences. Wales has a high prevalence of chronic pain and long waiting lists for chronic pain treatments. With the recommendation by NICE for person-centred care and the Welsh Government's A Healthier Wales and Value-Based Healthcare agendas, this study aims to assess the association between self-reported pain levels and (i) experience of shared-decision-making, (ii) perception of the healthcare system, and (iii) health literacy in adults aged 46 years old and over within Wales.

Methods

The nationally representative Population Health Sur

SUBMITTER: Woolley KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12667160 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature