Association between chronic musculoskeletal pain and executive function in community-dwelling older adults
Association between chronic musculoskeletal pain and executive function in community-dwelling older adults
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DOI:
10.1002/ejp.1083
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发表时间:
2017-11-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Ono, R.
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作者:
Murata, S.;Sawa, R.;Ono, R.
BackgroundWe examined the association of chronic musculoskeletal pain with executive function in community-dwelling older adults.MethodThis cross-sectional study recruited 234 community-dwelling older adults in Japan (mean age: 72.7, women: 62.8%). Chronic musculoskeletal pain was defined as having moderate or more severe pain lasting 3months. Executive function was assessed using the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), Trail Making Test (TMT) parts A and B, Letter Verbal Fluency Test (LVFT) and Category Verbal Fluency Test (CVFT).ResultsPrevalence of chronic musculoskeletal pain was 19% (n=44). In the univariate analysis, the DSST and CVFT scores were significantly lower in the chronic musculoskeletal pain group than in the control group (DSST: chronic musculoskeletal pain group vs. control group, 40.2 vs. 45.4, respectively, p