Positive psychological well-being predicts lower severe pain in the general population: a 2-year follow-up study of the SwePain cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Positive psychology indicators like well-being and life satisfaction may play a pivotal role in pain-related outcomes. In this study, we aimed to examine the prospective associations of positive well-being and life satisfaction with pain severity.

Methods and subjects

This longitudinal study, with a follow-up of 2 years, included 9361 participants (4266 males, 5095 females; mean age: 52.5 years; SD: 17.5) without and with chronic pain (CP) at baseline. All analyses were stratified by the two sub-cohorts-participants without CP (sub-cohort 1) and participants with CP (sub-cohort 2) at baseline. The predictive associations, assessed using ordinal regression in a Generalized Linear Model, were adjusted for baseline potential confounders and reported as odds ratios (O

SUBMITTER: Larsson B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6543656 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature