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ArticleScientific reports2025

A network analysis of changing pain cooccurrence in older adults findings from the second wave of the COPERNICUS study.

Agnieszka Kujawska, Joanna Androsiuk, Radosław Perkowski, Sławomir Kujawski, Corey B Simon, Ravi R Bhatt, Neda Jahanshad, Eleni G Hapidou, Yurun Cai, Weronika Hajec and 3 more

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Agnieszka KujawskaDepartment of Exercise Physiology and Functional Anatomy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Joanna AndrosiukFaculty of Medicine, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Aleje Prof. S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Radosław PerkowskiDepartment of Geriatrics, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Sławomir KujawskiDepartment of Exercise Physiology and Functional Anatomy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland. skujawski@cm.umk.pl.
Corey B SimonDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Ravi R BhattLaboratory of Brain eScience, Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, CA, USA.
Neda JahanshadLaboratory of Brain eScience, Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Marina del Rey, CA, USA.
Eleni G HapidouMichael G. DeGroote Pain Clinic, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Yurun CaiDepartment of Health and Community Systems, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Weronika HajecDepartment of Basic Clinical Skills and Postgraduate Education of Nurses and Midwives, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum im. L. Rydygier in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Jakub HusejkoDepartment of Geriatrics, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Paweł ZalewskiDepartment of Exercise Physiology and Functional Anatomy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Kornelia Kędziora-KornatowskaDepartment of Geriatrics, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.

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Abstract

Over one-third of patients with chronic pain report pain at multiple anatomical sites. The current study examined the co-localization of pain and its intensity over a 2-year follow-up period. Kendall rank correlation coefficient (denoted as tau) was applied for the co-occurrence of pain in specific locations. Individuals over the age of 60 years were recruited from the general population in Poland (N = 205, 60-88 years old). The lumbar spine was the most frequently occurring site for chronic pain, present in 31% of individuals at baseline and in 38% after 2 years. The number of pain sites did not change over 2 years (p = 0.53). An increase of co-occurrence between anatomical sites for pain was noted after 2 years. Cervical spine pain co-occurred with pain in the thoracic spine (tau = 0.31), lumbar spine (tau = 0.45), chest (tau = 0.18), hips (tau = 0.17), legs (tau = 0.18), knee(s) (tau = 0.31), and feet (tau = 0.17). The observed increase in pain co-occurrence over 2 years suggests the need for modified approaches to pain treatment in older adults.

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Chronic PainAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedPain MeasurementPolandChronic painLongitudinal studyNetwork analysisPoland

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