Psychological predictors of chronic pain in Al Kharj region, Saudi Arabia.

Jamaan M Al-ZahraniMamdouh M ShubairSameer H Al-Ghamdi Khaled K AldossariMajid AlsalamahBadr F Al-KhateebAbdulkarim SaeedSaeed AlshahraniAseel Salem AlSuwaidanAbdullah A AlrasheedAshraf El-Metwally

Published in: Annals of general psychiatry (2021)

Chronic 'general' pain was significantly associated with negative psychological disorders. The government of Saudi Arabia needs to focus on patients with chronic 'general' pain, females, young and unmarried individuals as potentially 'high-risk' population subgroups for adverse psychological disorders, and subsequent long-term complications.

Keyphrases

saudi arabia
chronic pain
pain management
sleep quality
risk factors
neuropathic pain
emergency department
depressive symptoms
physical activity