ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2017
Less Exercise and More Drugs: How a Low-Income Population Manages Chronic Pain.
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- Consumer Perceptions of Home-Based Percussive Massage Therapy for Musculoskeletal Concerns: Inductive Thematic Qualitative Analysis.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2024Article
- Telehealth delivery of physical therapist-led interventions for persons with chronic low back pain in underserved communities: lessons from pragmatic clinical trials.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Applying the NIA Health Disparities Research Framework to Identify Needs and Opportunities in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Research.The journal of pain · 2022Review
- Pain Relief after Surgical Decompression of the Distal Brachial Plexus.Journal of brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injury · 2020Article
- Chronic Noncancer Pain Management and Systemic Racism: Time to Move Toward Equal Care Standards.Journal of pain research · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate chronic pain management in a multistate, low-income Hispanic population, and to examine predictors of exercising and prescription pain medication (PPM) use.
designOnline survey administered to a representative sample of Hispanic adults in June 2015.
settingFive southwestern states.
participantsAmong all online panel members who were Hispanic (N=1007), aged 35 to 75 years from 5 states, representing 11,016,135 persons, the survey was completed by 516 members (51%). Among these, 102 participants were identified with chronic noncancer pain representing 1,140,170 persons.
interventionsNot applicable.
main outcome measuresExercising or using PPM for chronic pain in past year.
resultsMost participants reported using PPM (58%) and exercise (54%) to manage pain. Compared with annual household incomes >$75,000, adjusted odds ratios [AORs] for exercising were .20 for <$10,000 (P=.12); .40 for $10,000 to $34,999 (P=.22); and .15 for $35,000 to $74,999 (P=.015). Conversely, AORs for PPM were over 4-fold higher for lower-income groups as follows: 14.2, 4.79, and 4.85, respectively (all P<.065). PPM users rated the importance of accessing a gym to manage pain lower (P=.01), while exercisers rated the feasibility of gym access to manage pain higher (P=.001).
conclusionsIn a Hispanic population-based sample with chronic pain, lower-income groups tended to exercise less but use PPM more. Barriers to gym access and use may play a role in these disparities.
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