Sleep disturbance as a moderator of the association between physical activity and later pain onset among American adults aged 50 and over: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study.

Daniel WhibleyHeidi M GuyerLeslie M SwansonTiffany J BraleyAnna L KratzGalit Levi Dunietz

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

The beneficial association of physical activity on reduced likelihood of later pain was only observed in persons who endorsed low levels of sleep disturbance.

Keyphrases

physical activity
chronic pain
sleep quality
pain management
neuropathic pain
body mass index
public health
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mental health
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depressive symptoms
postoperative pain
risk assessment
spinal cord
social media
climate change
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