2024/10/25 by Smalls, Brittany, Adegboyega, Adebola, Ortz, Courtney +4
#FOS: Health sciences
paper · doi:10.13023/jah.0603.07
Introduction: Appalachian populations have some of the highest rates of overdose and comorbidity, all of which are considered risk factors for and contributors to chronic pain. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of comorbidity, disability (physical limitations), and depression with chronic pain among a community-based sample of Appalachian adults living with diabetes. Methods: This study used baseline data to conduct a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data (n=356). Data included sociodemographic, disability (physical limitations), chronic pain, and depression measures. These data were collected and analyzed from 2017–2019. Multiple logistic regression was used to investigate the association between comorbidity, disability, depression, and chronic pain. Results: Participants were predominantly non Hispanic white (98.0%), women (64.6%), and had a mean age of 64.2 years. Comorbidity (p=.044), physical limitations (pp Implications: Chronic pain affects physical and psychosocial health among those diagnosed with diabetes who live in rural Appalachian communities. Alleviating chronic pain could have a synergistic benefit to healthy functioning.