Mohsen Bazargan1, Hamed Yazdanshenas2, David Gordon3, Gail Orum4. 1. Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA University of California, Los Angeles, USA mohsenbazargn@cdrewu.edu. 2. Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA University of California, Los Angeles, USA. 3. Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 4. Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA Keck Graduate Institutes, Claremont, CA, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study examines the type, severity, and correlates of pain among underserved elderly African Americans. METHOD: This cross-sectional study includes 400 non-institutionalized underserved aged African Americans, recruited from 16 African American churches located in South Los Angeles. RESULTS: Two thirds of our participants reported a level of pain of 5 or higher (on a scale of 0-10) for at least one of the pain items. Participants with severe level of pain showed a higher level of insomnia, depression, and deficiency in activity of daily living as well as a lower level of memory function and quality of physical and mental health. Also, level of pain is a statistically significant correlate of office-based physician visits and emergency department admission. CONCLUSION: Our findings encourage multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary interventions to include pharmacotherapy, psychological support, and physical rehabilitation, specifically on neuropathic pain among aged African Americans with multiple chronic conditions.
OBJECTIVE: This study examines the type, severity, and correlates of pain among underserved elderly African Americans. METHOD: This cross-sectional study includes 400 non-institutionalized underserved aged African Americans, recruited from 16 African American churches located in South Los Angeles. RESULTS: Two thirds of our participants reported a level of pain of 5 or higher (on a scale of 0-10) for at least one of the pain items. Participants with severe level of pain showed a higher level of insomnia, depression, and deficiency in activity of daily living as well as a lower level of memory function and quality of physical and mental health. Also, level of pain is a statistically significant correlate of office-based physician visits and emergency department admission. CONCLUSION: Our findings encourage multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary interventions to include pharmacotherapy, psychological support, and physical rehabilitation, specifically on neuropathic pain among aged African Americans with multiple chronic conditions.
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