Prevalence of chronic pain in LTCs and multimorbidity: A cross-sectional study using UK Biobank.

Ross McQueenieBhautesh Dinesh JaniStefan SiebertPhilip McLooneColin McCowanSara MacdonaldFrances S Mair Barbara I Nicholl

Published in: Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidity (2021)

Chronic pain is extremely common across a wide range of LTCs. People with multimorbidity were at higher risk of having a greater extent of chronic pain. These results show that chronic pain is a key factor for consideration in the management of patients with LTCs or multimorbidity.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
risk factors
cross sectional