Predictive association between immigration status and chronic pain in the general population: results from the SwePain cohort.

Elena DragiotiKonstantinos TsamakisBritt LarssonBjörn Gerdle

Published in: BMC public health (2020)

Immigrants may have increased risk of chronic pain, widespread pain, and severe pain and this risk is mediated by mood status. Targeted interventions better tailored to the socio-economic and psychological status of immigrants with chronic pain are warranted.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
bipolar disorder
sleep quality
cancer therapy
early onset
depressive symptoms
drug delivery
neuropathic pain
drug induced