What factors are associated with health-related quality of life among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain? A cross-sectional study in primary health care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) affects daily life function and is the most prevalent disorder in primary health care. The primary objective was to examine demographic factors and pain characteristics associated with reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients in primary care reporting CMP. Our secondary objective was to compare HRQoL in patients with and without CMP.

Method

This cross-sectional study was conducted in Trondheim, Norway. Twenty randomly selected GPs, and their listed patients aged 21-58 were invited to participate. Self-reported CMP data was collected using online questionnaires. HRQoL was measured by the 15D questionnaire, total score of 0.9 was used as cut-off for clinical reduced HRQoL.

Results

A total of 969 patients

SUBMITTER: Garnaes KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7825159 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature