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| Population-based study of pain in elderly people: a descriptive survey | | Author(s) | B Brochet, P Michel, P Barberger-Gateau |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 27, no 3, May 1998 |
| Pages | pp 279-284 |
| Keywords | Pain ; Social surveys ; France. |
| Annotation | Pain is common in older people, yet it has so far not been widely addressed in the literature. An epidemiological study of pain complaints in a population-based sample of older people in South-Western France was conducted in order to establish the prevalence of pain and persistent pain. Of the total 741 subjects, 71.5% reported pain somewhere, 32.9% persistent pain (defined as daily pain for more than six months) and 32.5% reported episodic pain. The commonest locations were limb joints and back. The prevalence of pain was 44.5% for limb joints, 29.6% for back, 11.6% for neck and 11.3% for limbs (joints excepted). The prevalence of persistent pain was 19.4% for limb joints, 12% for back and 10.4% for limbs (joints excepted). The frequency of persistent pain increased slightly with age in both sexes but was higher in women. By contrast, the prevalence of episodic pain was statistically higher in men over 75. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981208232 A |
| Classmark | CT7: 3F: 765 |
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