ǂa ǂcross-sectional study
Irena Kovačević (Author), Višnja Majerić-Kogler (Author), Valentina Krikšić (Author), Boris Ilić (Author), Adriano Friganović (Author), Štefanija Ozimec Vulinec (Author), Jadranka Pavić (Author), Milan Milošević (Author), Petra Kovačević (Author), Davorina Petek (Author)

Abstract

Background: Chronic pain is a global public health issue with increasing prevalence. Chronic pain causes sleep disorder, reactive anxiety, and depression, impairs the quality of life; it burdens the individual and society as a whole. The aim of this study was to examine non-medical factors related to the outcome of the treatment of chronic non-malignant pain. Methods: A crosssectional study with two groups of patients was conducted using a questionnaire with biological, psychological, and social characteristics of patients. Since this study was cross-sectional, it was not possible to determine whether some factors were the cause or the consequence of unsuccessful treatment outcome, which is at the same time one of the disadvantages of cross-sectional studies. Results: The poor outcome of the treatment of chronic non-malignant pain in a multivariate binary logistic regression model was statistically significantly associated with the lower quality of life (OR = 0.95 (95% CI: 0.91–0.99; p = 0.009), and higher depression level OR = 1.08 (95% CI: 1.02–1.14; p = 0.009). The outcome of the treatment was not directly related to social support measured by the multivariate binary logistic regression model (OR = 1.04, 95%CI: 0.95–1.15, p = 0.395), but solitary life (without partner) was (OR = 2.16 (95% CI: 1.03–4.53; p = 0.043). Conclusion: The typical patient with a poor pain management outcome is retired, presents depressive behavior; their pain disturbs general activity and sleeping. Moreover, they have a physically disturbed quality of life and require selftreatment due to the inaccessibility of doctors and therapies. The principle of treatment of patients with chronic, non-malignant pain should take into account a biopsychosocial approach with individually adjusted procedures.

Keywords

chronic non-malignant pain;quality of life;depression;

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Language: English
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Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL MF - Faculty of Medicine
UDC: 614
COBISS: 99580419 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 1660-4601
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: kronična nemaligna bolečina;kakovost življenja;depresija;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 1-15
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ19
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ5
Chronology: 2022
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052881
ID: 15574426