Mental health among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and its relation to number of pain sites and pain intensity, a cross-sectional study among primary health care patients

Mental health among patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and its relation to number of pain sites and pain intensity, a cross-sectional study among primary health care patients

Abstract Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is characterised by pain related to the muscles or the joints with a duration of three months or more and is associated with high symptomatic burden in patients in primary health care. CMP is commonly associated with impaired mental health, whic...

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Main Authors: Kirsti Krohn Garnæs, Siv Mørkved, Torgrim Tønne, Lars Furan, Ottar Vasseljen, Hege Hølmo Johannessen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Chronic musculoskeletal pain
Mental health
Pain sites
Pain intensity
Burden of disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-06051-9

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