Open AccessThe prevalence of chronic pain among adults in India
Author(s) -
Ashok Kumar Saxena,
Pranay Jain,
Sushma Bhatnagar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_141_18
Subject(s) - medicine , prevalence , population , chronic pain , health care , demography , south asia , physical therapy , environmental health , ethnology , sociology , economic growth , economics , history
The prevalence of chronic pain (CP) is well described in Europe, America, and Australia. However, little knowledge is available of the prevalence of CP within Asia or Southeast Asia. Given the cultural and genetic variation in pain causation, manifestation, and reporting, the findings of previous western studies cannot be extrapolated to Asian countries. A prevalence study was needed to be carried out to quantify the magnitude and impact of CP in the adult population in India.