Worse health-related quality of life, impaired functioning and psychiatric comorbidities are associated with excess mortality in patients with severe chronic pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe chronic pain that interferes with daily activities is associated with an increased risk of mortality. We assessed the overall mortality of tertiary chronic pain patients in comparison with the general population, with a special aim to analyse the association of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and its dimensions with the risk of death.

Methods

In this prospective observational follow-up study, patients with non-cancer chronic pain attended an outpatient multidisciplinary pain management (MPM) episode in a tertiary pain clinic in 2004-2012 and were followed until May 2019. Mortality between the patients and the general population was compared with standardized mortality ratios (SMR) in different age groups. Causes of death and comorbidities were compar

SUBMITTER: Vartiainen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9310830 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature