ArticleAging clinical and experimental research2019
Chronic multisite pain: evaluation of a new geriatric syndrome.
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- Multisite chronic pain: association with cognitive decline and post-mortem Alzheimer's biomarkers.Brain communications · 2025Article
- An Analysis of Factors Associated with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, Pain Management Preferences, Coping Strategies, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older People: A Cross-Cultural Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Associations among frailty conditions and pain indicators: Data from 22 356 European older adults.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024Observational
- Prevalence and Sociodemographic Correlates of Chronic Pain Among a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults in the United States.The journal of pain · 2024Article
- Multisite Musculoskeletal Pain Is Associated with Long-Term Declined Physical Quality of Life and Knee-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with or at Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Impact of Pain on Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA).Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal Pain Characteristics and Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
- Gender differences in the quantitative and qualitative assessment of chronic pain among older people.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Pain Management for Older Adults Across the Cognitive Trajectory.Current geriatrics reports · 2023Article
- Patterns and natural history of hand pain in individuals with symptomatic hand osteoarthritis in a prospective cohort study: A post-hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic musculoskeletal pain is highly prevalent in the older adults, and individuals with musculoskeletal pain frequently report pain in two or more sites.
aimsTo determine the prevalence and characteristics of multisite pain in relation to other geriatric syndromes and to evaluate whether multisite pain may represent a distinct geriatric syndrome.
methodsThe MOBILIZE Boston Study is a population-based cohort study of older adults that enrolled 749 participants aged 70 and older. Persistent pain in the back and major joint areas was assessed using a joint pain questionnaire. Assessment of other geriatric syndromes included urinary incontinence, fall history, ADL disability, and frailty. A number of risk factors for geriatric syndromes were assessed.
resultsThe prevalence of multisite pain was 40% in this population of older adults. Many participants had more than one geriatric syndrome, indicating substantial overlap in the prevalence of these conditions. Nearly half (48%) of participants with urinary incontinence or falls, 61% with ADL disability, and 49% of those with frailty also had multisite pain. Shared risk factors for established geriatric conditions were similarly distributed among the elderly population who had multisite pain. Demographic and health characteristics associated with multisite pain and other geriatric syndromes, included gender (female), depression, number of comorbid conditions, and mobility limitations.
conclusionAlthough prior studies have explored risk factors for chronic multisite pain, these findings reveal that multisite pain, often unexplained, bears many similarities to established geriatric syndromes. Multisite pain warrants further consideration as a unique geriatric syndrome.
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