Gender Differences in the Prevalence and Characteristics of Pain in Spain: Report from a Population-Based Study
| Autor: | Rodrigo Jiménez-García, Marisa Valero-de-Bernabé, José Luis del Barrio, Valentín Hernández-Barrera, Ana López-de-Andrés, Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Headache Disorders Migraine Disorders Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Prevalence medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Pain Measurement Analgesics Depressive Disorder Neck pain Neck Pain business.industry Chronic pain General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Anxiety Disorders Obesity Low back pain Antidepressive Agents Cross-Sectional Studies Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Anti-Anxiety Agents Migraine Spain Sleep Aids Pharmaceutical Pill Anxiety Female Neurology (clinical) Chronic Pain medicine.symptom business Low Back Pain 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Pain Medicine. 20:2349-2359 |
| ISSN: | 1526-4637 1526-2375 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/pm/pnz004 |
| Popis: | Objective To assess the prevalence and characteristics of chronic neck pain, chronic low back pain, and migraine or frequent headaches among Spanish adults in 2014 according to gender, to identify predictors for each of these types of pains, and to compare the prevalence with those found in 2009. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Spain. Methods We used data collected from the 2014 European Health Interview Survey (N = 22,842). Sociodemographic features, self-rated health status, lifestyle habits, comorbid conditions, pain characteristics, and self-reported use of medications were analyzed. Results The prevalence of all types of pain was significantly higher among women than men. For chronic neck pain, the figures were 25.68% vs 12.54%, for chronic low back pain, 27.03% vs 18.83%, and for migraine or frequent headaches, 15.93% vs 6.74%, in women and men, respectively. Predictors of these types of pain included female gender, advanced age, poor self-rated health, psychological distress, comorbidities, and obesity. The prevalence of neck pain and low back pain increased from 2009 to 2014 for both sexes, and the prevalence of migraine or frequent headaches remained stable over time. Conclusions The prevalence and intensity of all the forms of chronic pain were higher among women. Women experiencing pain used prescribed medications for pain, anxiety, and/or depression and sleeping pills more than men. The prevalence of chronic neck and low back has increased in the last five years in Spain, and the prevalence of migraine or frequent headaches has remained stable. |
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