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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

Assessment of Quality of Life Among Patients Experiencing Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study at King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Maram Alshareef, Khadija AlJohari, Turki Alotaibi, Asim Alfahmi, Ahmad Bazarra, Somayah Malibary, Bayan Hashim Alsharif, Mokhtar Shatla

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Maram AlshareefDepartment of Community Medicine and Pilgrims Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7359-0580
Khadija AlJohariUniversity Clinics, Umm Al-Qua University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.
Turki AlotaibiFaculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.
Asim AlfahmiFaculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad BazarraFaculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.
Somayah MalibaryPerioperative Medicine Administration, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah 24331, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0005-1709-5207
Bayan Hashim AlsharifHajj and Umrah Research and Epidemiology Administration, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah 24331, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4914-8594
Mokhtar ShatlaDepartment of Community Medicine and Pilgrims Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Chronic pain (CP) markedly impairs quality of life (QoL) and contributes to physical, psychological, and social dysfunction. In Saudi Arabia, limited research exists on CP and its impact on QoL. This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study conducted at King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, over 3 months aimed to comparatively assess CP severity and the QoL between individuals who attended specialized pain clinics and those who did not. Data were collected from 250 participants by using a five-part questionnaire, including the RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.0, to assess QoL. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and comparative analysis using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences v22.0, with

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Chronic PainQuality of LifeAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSaudi ArabiaSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultchronic painemotionalphysicalquality of lifeseveritysocial

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