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ArticleScientific reports2024

Eating habits and the desire to eat healthier among patients with chronic pain: a registry-based study.

Huan-Ji Dong, Katherine Brain, Max Olsson, Elena Dragioti, Björn Gerdle, Bijar Ghafouri

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Huan-Ji DongPain and Rehabilitation Center, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 58185, Linköping, Sweden. Huanji.dong@liu.se.
Katherine BrainSchool of Health Science, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.
Max OlssonPain and Rehabilitation Center, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 58185, Linköping, Sweden.
Elena DragiotiPain and Rehabilitation Center, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 58185, Linköping, Sweden.
Björn GerdlePain and Rehabilitation Center, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 58185, Linköping, Sweden.
Bijar GhafouriPain and Rehabilitation Center, and Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 58185, Linköping, Sweden.
Linköping University · SESkåne University Hospital · SEUniversity of Ioannina · GRUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AU

Funding

grants from the County Council of Östergötland RÖ 2023/5601-40grants from the County Council of Östergötland RÖ 608021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Healthcare professionals often meet pain patients with a poor nutritional status such as obesity, unhealthy dietary behaviors, and a suboptimal dietary intake. A poor nutritional status may play a significant role in the occurrence, development, and prognosis of chronic pain. This study investigated eating habits in a specialized pain rehabilitation center using data (N = 2152) from the Swedish quality registry for pain rehabilitation during the period 2016-2021. Patients answered a lifestyle questionnaire regarding their eating habits and desire to modify their lifestyle. The mean (SD) patient age was 46.1 (14.6) years, with 24.8% classified as obese. Suboptimal eating habits included irregular mealtimes (27.2%), weekly consumption of fast-food (20.3%) and nearly daily consumption of confectionery (33.3%). Approximately 20% (n = 426) reported a desire to eat healthier. Frequent confectionery intake (Odds ratio [OR] 1.23, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.04-1.47) and fast-food consumption (OR 1.58, 95% CI 1.24-2.02) increased the likelihood to desire healthier eating. Younger patients (18-29 years), those classified as obese, and those with more extended spatial pain were more likely to express a desire to eat healthier. Eating habits should be addressed in pain management and interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation teams are encouraged to provide nutritional care tailored to the patient's needs.

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Chronic PainDietEatingFeeding BehaviorHumansMiddle AgedObesity

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PMID38409442
PMCPMC10897138
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