Association of pain and quality of life among middle-aged and older adults of India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

India is passing through a phase of demographic and epidemiological transition where ageing and chronic morbidities are being more common. Though studies have examined the prevalence and risk factors of pain and other chronic morbidities, nationally representative research examining the association of pain and quality of life (QoL) is limited in India. This study examines the association between pain and QoL among middle-aged and older adults in India.

Methods

This study uses the data from wave 1 of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) conducted in 2017-18. This study is restricted to 58,328 individuals from all states (except Sikkim), aged 45 years and above. The quality of life is measured in 6 domains (physical, psychological, social, environment, gene

SUBMITTER: Goyal AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9724285 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature