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Living arrangements, social networks and onset or progression of pain among older adults in S ingapore
Author(s) -
Leung YingYing,
Teo Suat Lay,
Chua Ming Boon,
Raman Prassanna,
Liu Chang,
Chan Angelique
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
geriatrics and gerontology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1447-0594
pISSN - 1444-1586
DOI - 10.1111/ggi.12539
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic pain , logistic regression , social isolation , binomial regression , demography , gerontology , physical therapy , psychiatry , sociology
Aims We aimed to evaluate the relationship between living arrangements, and strength of social network with onset and progression of chronic pain over 2 years in elderly S ingaporeans. Methods We used data from the S ocial I solation H ealth and L ifestyles S urvey, a nationally representative survey of community‐dwelling older S ingaporeans aged >60 years ( n = 4990) in 2009 and follow up in 2011. We used binomial logistic regression models to examine factors associated with self‐reported onset and progression of chronic pain over time. Results A total of 3103 participants (53.8% women) completed both surveys (weighted response rate 63.7%). The mean age ( SD ) was 69.4 (0.5) years. The prevalence of mild and moderate‐extreme chronic pain at baseline were 27.7% and 12.8%. A total of 20.1% and 3.9% of the participants reported having chronic pain onset and progression over 2 years, respectively. In the binomial regression models, lower education level, living alone and poorer self‐rated health were predictors for onset of chronic pain in women. Weak social networks and disability were associated with progression of chronic pain in women. Conclusions Chronic pain is common in S ingaporean older adults. Living alone and weak social network were sociopsychological factors associated with the onset or progression of chronic pain. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2015; ●●: ●●–●●.