Persistence of pain and cognitive impairment in older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

No studies have examined the longitudinal association between the persistence of pain and its relationship to cognitive problems in older adults. The objective of this study was to examine how the persistent of pain associates with cognitive performance, cognitive impairment, and subjective memory decline.

Methods

Across 10 biennial waves, 8515 adults ages 65 and over were assessed from the Health and Retirement Study (M_age  = 74.17, SD = 6.87, 59.2% female). At each wave, individuals were asked to report on pain presence, and if present, rate its intensity and interference with daily activities such as housework or chores. Using running frequencies or averages, we calculated the persistence of pain using these three pain measures. Cognition was assesse

SUBMITTER: Bell T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8821128 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature