ArticlePain research & management
Pain in Canadian Veterans: analysis of data from the Survey on Transition to Civilian Life.
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A Pilot Study of a Revised Online Chronic Pain Treatment for Military, RCMP, and Veterans
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of military lifestyle on the health of military personnel and Veterans with chronic pain: A meta-synthesis.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2025Pooled it
- Scoping review of risk factors, cognitive and mental health effects, and interventions for chronic pain among military veterans.Discover mental health · 2026Review
- La transition à la vie civile en contexte de douleur chronique : une recherche qualitative et exploratoire.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2026Article
- Pain Beliefs in the Military: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Perspectives of Instructors Within the Canadian Armed Forces on How Pain Is Addressed in Basic Training and the Broader Military Culture.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2026Article
- The transition to civilian life in the context of chronic pain: Qualitative and exploratory research.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2025Article
- Well-Being and Suicidal Ideation in U.S. Veterans: Age Cohort Effects During Military-to-Civilian Transition.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025Article
- An exploration of the increasing prevalence of chronic pain among Canadian veterans: Life After Service Studies 2016 and 2019.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2025Article
- Mental health of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans: Review of population studies.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024Review
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- Sharing of military Veterans' mental health data across Canada: A scoping review.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024Review
- A sex-disaggregated analysis of rank at release and health outcomes among Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024Article
- Canadian Veterans' Experiences of Living with Chronic Pain: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2024Article
- Ketamine in the effective management of chronic pain, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder for Veterans: A meta-analysis and systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Patient-Reported Wait Times and the Impact of Living with Chronic Pain on their Quality of Life: A Waiting Room Survey in Chronic Pain Clinics in Ontario, Manitoba, and Quebec.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2024Article
- Feasibility of Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Veterans Managing Chronic Pain.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2023Article
- Well-being of Veterans with chronic pain with fewer activities limited by pain: Life After Service Survey 2019.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2023Article
- Reporting of sex and gender in clinical trials of opioids and rehabilitation in military and Veterans with chronic pain.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2023Article
- Views on and experiences with medicinal cannabis among Canadian veterans who live with pain: A qualitative study.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2023Article
- Justice and equity in pragmatic clinical trials: Considerations for pain research within integrated health systems.Learning health systems · 2022Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about the prevalence of chronic pain among Veterans outside the United States.
objectiveTo describe the prevalence of chronic pain and associated sociodemographic, health behaviour, employment⁄income, disability, and physical and mental health factors in Canadian Veterans.
methodsThe 2010 Survey on Transition to Civilian Life included a nationally representative sample of 3154 Canadian Armed Forces Regular Force Veterans released from service between 1998 and 2007. Data from a telephone survey of Veterans were linked with Department of National Defence and Veterans Affairs Canada administrative databases. Pain was defined as constant⁄reoccurring pain (chronic pain) and as moderate/severe pain interference with activities.
resultsForty-one percent of the population experienced constant chronic pain and 23% experienced intermittent chronic pain. Twenty-five percent reported pain interference. Needing help with tasks of daily living, back problems, arthritis, gastrointestinal conditions and age ≥ 30 years were independently associated with chronic pain. Needing help with tasks of daily living, back problems, arthritis, mental health conditions, age ≥ 30 years, gastrointestinal conditions, low social support and noncommissioned member rank were associated with pain interference.
conclusionsThese findings provide evidence for agencies and those supporting the well-being of Veterans, and inform longitudinal studies to better understand the determinants and life course effects of chronic pain in military Veterans.
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