Persistence and Remission of Musculoskeletal Pain in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: Results from the Cardiovascular Health Study
Thielke SM, Whitson H, Diehr P, O'Hare A, Kearney PM, Chaudhry SI, Zakai NA, Kim D, Sekaran N, Sale JE, Arnold AM, Chaves P, Newman A. Persistence and Remission of Musculoskeletal Pain in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: Results from the Cardiovascular Health Study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2012, 60: 1393-1400. PMID: 22861385, PMCID: PMC3633775, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04082.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular Health StudyMusculoskeletal painOlder adultsHealth StudyPersistence of painPresence of painCommunity-based cohortRemission of painSelf-rated healthPersistent painMale sexPercentage of timeHigh prevalencePainDepressive symptomsSecondary analysisChronic patternOlder ageSpecific body locationsRemissionSingle questionAdultsCommunity sampleProgressive consequencesFirst year