Prevalence, interference, and risk factors for chronic pain among Taiwanese community older people
Prevalence, interference, and risk factors for chronic pain among Taiwanese community older people
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DOI：
10.1016/j.pmn.2005.12.002
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发表时间：
2006-03-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Yu, Shu
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作者：
Yu, Hsing-Yi;Tang, Fu-In;Yu, Shu
本横断面研究的目的是调查老年人慢性疼痛的患病率，日常生活的干扰和危险因素。本研究采多阶段随机抽样法，从台北市社区抽取219位老人进行访谈。采用面对面访谈和结构化问卷收集数据。我们的研究结果表明，42%（n = 92）的老年人经历慢性疼痛。据报道，行走问题和情绪是干扰日常生活的两个主要原因。慢性疼痛的存在与单身女性、受教育程度低、受宗教信仰影响以及健康状况不佳之间存在统计学显著相关性。我们的结论是，在台北市，大约一半的老年人有慢性疼痛和步行和情绪问题。根据我们的研究结果，我们建议关注健康状况不佳和教育水平低的单身女性，并更好地了解宗教影响在慢性疼痛中的作用，以更好地了解老年人慢性疼痛的患病率。(c)2006年，美国疼痛管理护理学会（American Society for Pain Management Nursing）
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the prevalence, interference with daily life, and risk factors of chronic pain among older people. A total of 219 older people were interviewed after being selected from communities of Taipei City, Taiwan, by a multiple-stage random-sampling technique. A face-to-face interview with a structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Our findings indicated that 42% (n = 92) of older people experience chronic pain. Walking problems and moods were reported as the two leading causes of interference in daily life. There were statistically significant correlations between the presence of chronic pain and being a single female, having a low level of education, being influenced by religious beliefs, and being in poor health. We conclude that in Taipei City, approximately half of the older people have chronic pain and walking and mood problems. From our findings, we recommend paying attention to single females who have poor health and low education levels, as well as gaining a better understanding of the role that religious influences play in chronic pain, to better understand the prevalence of chronic pain in older people. (c) 2006 by the American Society for Pain Management Nursing.