Observational studyEuropean journal of pain (London, England)2025
Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of chronic pain in the Spanish population. Results from the pain barometer.
Observational study in European journal of pain (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Prevalence of chronic pain in the general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026Pooled it
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- No Interaction Between Physical Activity and Body Mass Index on Chronic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Article
- How pain intensity and mental disorders shape chronic pain sick leave and quality of life in the general Spanish population.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Differences in health related quality of life between men and women with chronic pain: results from a nationwide cross-sectional survey in the general Spanish population.BMC public health · 2026Article
- All-in-one spinal cord stimulation and its economic impact.Health economics review · 2026Article
- A Latent Profile Analysis of Psychological, Personality, and Religious Characteristics in Iranian Adults With Chronic Pain.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-guided minimally invasive interventions for refractory musculoskeletal pain: a real-world study from an interventional rheumatology unit.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Differences in chronic musculoskeletal pain among male and female Brazilian university professors.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Article
- The Effect of Physical Pain on Depression and Resilience: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Trauma and psychological impact in fibromyalgia and other central sensitization syndromes: the role of anxiety and pain acceptance.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Cervicobrachialgia in a female in her fourth decade of life: Have Eagle's syndrome and thoracic outlet syndrome been considered?Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra · 2025Article
- Chronic Pain Prevalence and Psychosocial Burden in the Italian Population from the 2019 European Health Interview Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Central Sensitization Syndromes and Trauma: Mediating Role of Sleep Quality, Pain Catastrophizing, and Emotional Dysregulation Between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Adaptation and Vulnerability in Chronic Pain: A Study of Profiles Based on Clinical and Psychological Factors.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- [Exploring the Connection Between Pain, Age, Sex, Quality of Life, Functional Capacity, And Sleep: An Analysis in Community Pharmacy].Farmaceuticos comunitarios · 2025Observational
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- The development and pilot testing of the OroFacial Awakening Symptoms Questionnaire (OFASQ).Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic pain (CP) is a public health problem worldwide.
aimTo update the prevalence of CP and compare the clinical and social characteristics of people with CP with those with non-chronic continuous pain and a group without pain.
methodsAn observational cross-sectional study was carried out in a representative sample of 7058 adults from the Spanish population. Sociodemographic data, the presence of CP and non-chronic continuous pain, characteristics of pain, limitations on activities of daily living (ADL), the presence and level of anxiety and depression (HADS), quality of life (SF-12v2) and social support (DUKE) were collected. Descriptive and bivariate analyses were performed.
resultsThe prevalence of CP was 25.9% (95% CI;24.8-26.9) and that of non-chronic continuous pain was 7.7% (95% CI;7.1-8.3). Women presented a higher prevalence of both CP (30.5% vs. 21.3%) and non-chronic continuous pain (8.8% vs. 6.6%). CP was more common in the group between 55 and 75 years old (30.6%, 95% CI = 28.6-32.6%), non-chronic continuous pain affected most the population between 18 and 34 years old (11.2%, 95% CI = 9.6-12.7%). The median duration of CP was 4 years. The lumbar was the most frequent pain site (58.1%), and 27.1% did not know the cause. A greater frequency of limitations on ADL, more anxiety and depression, and worse quality of life were shown among the subjects with CP.
conclusionCP affects one in four Spanish people and impairs the mental, physical and social health. Differences exist by sex and age in its frequency. Identifying subjects with non-chronic continuous pain is fundamental to prevent their pain from becoming chronic. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Indicating the main aspects where this work adds significantly to existing knowledge in the field, and if appropriate to clinical practice. Due to its high prevalence and impact on quality of life, chronic pain has become one of the main health problems nowadays. Attention must be paid to it both from a clinical and social perspective, trying to raise awareness among the population of its possible causes and consequences. In routine clinical practice, greater consideration is given to groups of people with a higher prevalence of chronic pain, such as women and people with middle age, and with no chronic pain to prevent the appearance of chronic pain.
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