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Characteristics of pain and comorbidities in geriatric subjects in Indonesia: a hospital-based national clinical survey

Authors :
Thomas Eko Purwata
Dessy Rachmawati Emril
Yudiyanta
Pinzon Rizaldy
Henny Anggraini Sadeli
Suroto
Putu Eka Widyadharma
Susi Aulina
Audry Devisanty Wuysang
Isti Suharjanti
Shahdevi Nandar Kurniawan
Widodo Mardi Santosa
Endang Mutia
Bambang Sutrisno
Yetty Hambarsari
Octaviani
Henry Sugiharto
Theresia Runtuwene
Sekplin AS Sekeon
Wisnu Nalendratama
Agus Permadi
Source :
Romanian Journal of Neurology, Vol 21, Iss 2, Pp 158-162 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Amaltea Medical Publishing House, 2022.

Abstract

Background. Pain is one of the most common health problems often experienced by the elderly. Research on pain and its comorbidities in elderly are crucial, because it relates to disability and impairment in quality of life. Unfortunately research related to pain in the elderly and co morbidities are still limited in Indonesia, better understanding about pain can be a vital consideration of treatment and drug consideration. This study was conducted to provide an overview of pain and its comorbidities in elderly. Materials and methods. This was an observational cross sectional study to 949 subjects. Subjects were recruited from outpatients neurology department in 10 big cities Hospitals in Indonesia. Data obtained from subjects who completed the self-made pain questionnaire and medical records. Subjects were characterized based on type of pain, location of pain, properties of pain, time of exacerbation, and comorbidities. All data were processed descriptively. Results and conclusion. A total of 949 subjects met the inclusion criteria. The subjects consist of 476 (50.16%) female and 473 (49.84%) male, with common age group between 60-74 years (80.08%). The Most common pain characteristic are mild pain intensity (46.79%), mixed type of pain (44.68%), chronic pain (64.59%), multiple site pain location (45.42%) and uncertain time pain exacerbation (37.40%). Six hundred and eighteen (65.12%) subjects have comorbidity and 331 (34.88%) without comorbidity. The most common comorbidity found were hypertension (41.31%) and diabetes (14.23%), with 561 (90.78%) subjects have 1 comorbidity. These study provide the overview of the geriatric problems especially in pain and the comorbidities so that the clinician can provide a comprehensive management of pain problems in geriatric.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18438148 and 20696094
Volume :
21
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Romanian Journal of Neurology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4d0e8b3a7c4aeeb3559a9b21c45918
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.37897/RJN.2022.2.11