Chronic Pain, Comorbid Medical Conditions, and Associated Risk Factors in Kuwait: Gender and Nationality Differences.
Objective. Chronic pain is an international health problem that imposes enormous costs on societies around the world. There is good reason to suspect that chronic pain is a serious health issue in Kuwait and is associated with comorbid medical conditions like diabetes. The aim of this study is to ex...
| Published in: | Pain Medicine Vol. 16; no. 11; pp. 2204 - 2212 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Nov2015
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=111359317&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 111359317 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 15262375 FRX jtl: Pain Medicine issn: 15262375 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Nov2015 vid: 16 iid: 11 pid: 10398 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 111359317 111359317 111359317 10.1111/pme.12840 111359317 ppf: 2204 ppct: 8 formats: tig: atl: Chronic Pain, Comorbid Medical Conditions, and Associated Risk Factors in Kuwait: Gender and Nationality Differences. aug: au: Deeny, Maureen C. Hamdan, Elham Al Ross, Edgar L. Edwards, Robert R. Jamison, Robert N. affil: Fawzia Sultan Rehabilitation Institute, Salmiya, Kuwait sug: subj: Chronic Pain Complications Comorbidity Risk Factors Sex Factors Ethnic Groups Kuwait Human Male Female Adult Middle Age Aged Aged, 80 and Over Convenience Sample Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Poisson Distribution Logistic Regression Odds Ratio Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Aged, 80 & over Male Female ab: Objective. Chronic pain is an international health problem that imposes enormous costs on societies around the world. There is good reason to suspect that chronic pain is a serious health issue in Kuwait and is associated with comorbid medical conditions like diabetes. The aim of this study is to examine the report of pain and incidence of medical comorbidities among a large convenience sample of patients treated at a private rehabilitation center in Kuwait and to examine differences in patient groups based on age, gender, and Kuwaiti nationality. Methods. This study examined intake data from 2,103 patients treated at a rehabilitation center in Kuwait. Most of the subjectswere female (55.4%) and averaged 43.3 years of age (614.5, range 18-88). Sixty nine percent were Kuwaiti citizens and 57.9%were employed. Results. Marked differences in pain and healthrelated conditions were found between Kuwaiti nationals and non-Kuwaitis, with significantly increased incidences of hypertension, osteoarthritis, diabetes, asthma, osteoporosis, and cardiac and respiratory problems among the Kuwaitis (P< 0.001). Notable gender differences were also identified with women reporting more intense, widespread pain, and reporting more comorbid medical problems compared with men (P< 0.001). Conclusions. This extensive survey study that found female Kuwaitis to have a higher incidence of pain and medical comorbidities than males and non-Kuwaitis highlights the role of cultural factors in contributing to pain and comorbid medical conditions. This information is critical in organizing resources to implement adequate healthcare services and behavioral interventions in Kuwait and other Arab countries to improve pain and healthrelated conditions. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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