Higher Perceived Stress Scale Scores Are Associated with Higher Pain Intensity and Pain Interference Levels in Older Adults

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• Personal Author:
  Hall CB ; Jiang J ; Katz MJ ; Lipton RB ; Sliwinski M ; White RS ; Zimmerman ME
• Description:
  OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of bodily pain measures (pain intensity and interference) in elderly people and their relationship with Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) scores. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Community. PARTICIPANTS: A representative community sample of 578 individuals aged 70 and older (mean age 78.8, 63% female). MEASUREMENTS: The prevalence of pain intensity and pain interference and their relationship with PSS scores, demographic factors, past medical history, and neuropsy- chological testing scores were examined. Pain intensity and pain interference were measured using the Medical Out- comes Study 36-item Short-Form Survey bodily pain ques- tions. RESULTS: Bivariate analysis for pain measures showed that PSS scores, neuropsychological test scores, and medi- cal histories were associated with pain intensity and inter- ference. Logistic regression showed that higher PSS scores were signi?cantly associated with greater odds of having moderate to severe pain intensity and moderate to severe pain interference (with and without the inclusion of pain intensity in the models). CONCLUSION: Higher PSS scores are associated with greater pain intensity and interference. In this cross- sectional analysis, directionality cannot be determined. Because perceived stress and pain are potentially modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and other poor health outcomes, future research should address temporal- ity and the benefts of treatment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Behavior Demography Men Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women

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• Keywords:
  Aging Workforce Author Keywords: Chronic Pain Body Mechanics Demographic Characteristics Elderly Humans Mental Health Neurophysiology Pain Intensity Pain Interference Pain Tolerance Physiological Effects Physiological Stress Psychological Effects Psychological Stress Public Health Quality Of Life Risk Factors Statistical Analysis Stress

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• ISSN:
  0002-8614
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054034
• Citation:
  J Am Geriatr Soc 2014 Dec; 62(12):2350-2356
• Contact Point Address:
  Richard B. Lipton, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Louis and Dora Rousso Building, 1165 Morris Park Avenue, Room 332, Bronx, NY 10461
• Email:
  richard.lipton@einstein.yu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20120901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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