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Chronic pain epidemiology and its clinical relevance
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Chronic pain affects ∼20% of the European population and is commoner in women, older people, and with relative deprivation. Its management in the community remains generally unsatisfactory, partly because of lack of evidence for effective interventions. Epidemiological study of chronic pain, through an understanding of its distribution and determinants, can inform the development, targeting, and evaluation of interventions in the general population. This paper reviews current knowledge of risk markers associated with chronic pain and considers how these might inform management and prevention. Risk factors include socio-demographic, clinical, psychological, and biological factors. These are relevant to our understanding of chronic pain mechanisms and the nature of, and responses to, current and future treatments.
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- Authors
- van Hecke, O., Torrance, N., & Smith, B. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Dundee (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Smith, B.H.
- Venue
- British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-07
- Volume
- 111
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 13-18
- ISSN
- 0007-0912 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1972647407
- Cited by
- 632
- References
- 83
- Citations by year
- 2026: 22 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 59 · 2023: 55 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 77 · 2020: 72 · 2019: 61 · 2018: 48 · 2017: 47 · 2016: 38 · 2015: 28 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 3.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- British Journal of Anaesthesia (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Keywords
- chronic pain, pain epidemiology, risk factors, sociodemographic factors, psychological factors, biological factors, pain prevention, pain management, women, older adults, relative deprivation
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Mental Disorders, Europe, Female, Humans, Male, Pain Measurement, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Comorbidity, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Chronic Pain
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