Cognitive complaints in a general population of older adults: prevalence, association with pain and the influence of concurrent affective disorders.

摘要: Previous studies examining the associations between pain and cognitive complaints have been in clinic outpatients; there has no research general population setting. A cross-sectional postal survey of 7878 older adults, aged 50 years over, registered with three practices (n=11230) North Staffordshire using self-complete questionnaires was conducted. The questionnaire included Alertness Behaviour Subscale from Sickness Impact Profile to measure complaint, a full-body manikin record presence location any recent (past 4 weeks) Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale. prevalence complaint 46.5%; this increased age (41.6% 50-59 year olds 63.4% 80-100 olds) higher females than males (48.6% vs. 43.8%). Reporting associated statistically significant increase also reporting (odds ratio: 2.49; 95% confidence interval: 2.2, 2.8) altered little after adjusting for gender. dose-response relationship seen when association degree complaint. Statistically were across all anxiety depression status. Cognitive are common adults strongly related pain; which is independent concurrent affective disorders. Taken together previous work suggesting that subjective memory correlated risk future decline, these results implication clinical practice an aging population.