The mediating effect of pain on the association between multimorbidity and disability and impaired physical performance among community-dwelling older adults in southern China.

Xin PengXinYu BaoYiXian XieXiaoXia ZhangJunXuan HuangYan LiuMengJiao ChengNan LiuPei-Xi Wang

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2019)

Multimorbidity was significantly associated with disability and impaired physical performance, and pain might be a mediating factor for adverse effects of multimorbidity on disability and impaired physical performance in women.

Keyphrases

multiple sclerosis
physical activity
chronic pain
mental health
pain management
neuropathic pain
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women
spinal cord
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
postoperative pain