The team analyzed data of 218,656 participants from UK Biobank to also examine the relationship between the number and type of long-term conditions in participants who self-reported chronic pain.
The study for the first time represents the prevalence of chronic pain in people with a broad range of long-term conditions and different levels of multimorbidity.
In addition, it was also found that 75% of people with 4 or more long-term conditions reported at least one site of chronic pain four times likely to experience chronic pain as compared to those without comorbidities.
“This study is important because it highlights a much-neglected area of healthcare – namely the coexistence of chronic pain and multimorbidity. Our study shows that the presence of chronic pain should be a key factor for consideration in the management of patients with 2 or more other long-term conditions. Going forward, this area needs more research and clinical consideration,” says Dr. Barbara Nicholl, Senior Lecturer at the University’s Institute of Health and Wellbeing.
Source: Medindia
