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First onset of common pain symptoms: a prospective study of depression as a risk factor

Von Korff, Michael, Resche, Linda Le, Dworkin, Samuel F.·1993·Pain
DOI 10.1016/0304-3959(93)90154-h
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This report examined first onset rates of 5 common pain symptoms and assessed, on a prospective basis, whether depressive symptoms at baseline were associated with onset risks. Adult Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) enrollees (n = 1016) were interviewed in 1986 about their history of each of 5 pain conditions (back pain, severe headache, chest pain, abdominal pain and temporomandibular disorder (TMD) pain). Three years later, this sample was re-interviewed (n = 803) to measure site-specific first onset rates. The Symptom Checklist 90-Revised (SCL-90-R) Depression scale was administered at baseline and at 3 year follow-up. Over the three year follow-up interval, rates of first onset were: 17.7% for back pain; 4.2% for severe headache; 3.0% for chest pain; 3.1% for abdominal pain; and 6.5% for TMD pain. Onset rates of persistent pain and of chronic pain dysfunction were substantially lower, but over 1% experienced onset of chronic pain dysfunction for back pain and for headache. There were not significant differences in onset rates of back pain, abdominal pain or TMD pain by severity or chronicity of depressive symptoms. Relative to the non-depressed, persons with moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms were more likely to develop headache and chest pain (adjusted odds ratios of 1.7 to 5.0). For headache and chest pain, onset risks were highest among the chronically depressed. After adjusting for age, gender, education and depression severity, persons with a pain condition at baseline were more likely to report first onset of a new pain condition over the follow-up period (adjusted odds ratios of 2.1 for back pain, 4.3 for headache, 1.4 for chest pain, 6.3 for abdominal pain and 3.7 for TMD pain). Thus, presence of a pain condition was a more consistent predictor of subsequent risks of developing a new pain condition than was the severity or chronicity of depressive symptoms. Possible explanations for this relationship are considered.

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Authors
Von Korff, M., Resche, L. L., & Dworkin, S. F.
Affiliations
Group Health Cooperative (US)
Venue
Pain
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
1993-11
Volume
55
Issue
2
Pages
251-258
ISSN
0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0304-3959(93)90154-h
OpenAlex
W2084334381
Cited by
334
References
22
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FWCI
3.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Pain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (P01DE008773)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
Keywords
depression, chronic pain, back pain, headache, chest pain, abdominal pain, temporomandibular disorders, depressive symptoms
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Chronic Disease, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors

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